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Polkara Population - Dhanbad, Jharkhand

Polkara is a medium size village located in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda Block of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand with total 148 families residing. The Polkara village has population of 914 of which 448 are males while 466 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Polkara village population of children with age 0-6 is 159 which makes up 17.40 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Polkara village is 1040 which is higher than Jharkhand state average of 948. Child Sex Ratio for the Polkara as per census is 916, lower than Jharkhand average of 948.

Polkara village has lower literacy rate compared to Jharkhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Polkara village was 49.80 % compared to 66.41 % of Jharkhand. In Polkara Male literacy stands at 64.66 % while female literacy rate was 35.90 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Polkara village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Polkara village.

Polkara Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 148 - -
Population 914 448 466
Child (0-6) 159 83 76
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 830 405 425
Literacy 49.80 % 64.66 % 35.90 %
Total Workers 460 242 218
Main Worker 207 - -
Marginal Worker 253 63 190

Caste Factor

In Polkara village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 90.81 % of total population in Polkara village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Polkara village of Dhanbad.

Work Profile

In Polkara village out of total population, 460 were engaged in work activities. 45.00 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 55.00 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 460 workers engaged in Main Work, 119 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 75 were Agricultural labourer.