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Kharagpur Population - Palamu, Jharkhand

Kharagpur is a large village located in Hariharganj Block of Palamu district, Jharkhand with total 680 families residing. The Kharagpur village has population of 3645 of which 1908 are males while 1737 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Kharagpur village population of children with age 0-6 is 712 which makes up 19.53 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Kharagpur village is 910 which is lower than Jharkhand state average of 948. Child Sex Ratio for the Kharagpur as per census is 961, higher than Jharkhand average of 948.

Kharagpur village has lower literacy rate compared to Jharkhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Kharagpur village was 51.99 % compared to 66.41 % of Jharkhand. In Kharagpur Male literacy stands at 63.04 % while female literacy rate was 39.70 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Kharagpur 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 Kharagpur village.

Kharagpur Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 680 - -
Population 3,645 1,908 1,737
Child (0-6) 712 363 349
Schedule Caste 1,952 999 953
Schedule Tribe 1 1 0
Literacy 51.99 % 63.04 % 39.70 %
Total Workers 957 881 76
Main Worker 306 - -
Marginal Worker 651 594 57

Caste Factor

In Kharagpur village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 53.55 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.03 % of total population in Kharagpur village.

Work Profile

In Kharagpur village out of total population, 957 were engaged in work activities. 31.97 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 68.03 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 957 workers engaged in Main Work, 115 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 137 were Agricultural labourer.