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Kelhar Population - Palamu, Jharkhand

Kelhar is a large village located in Patan Block of Palamu district, Jharkhand with total 636 families residing. The Kelhar village has population of 3273 of which 1734 are males while 1539 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Kelhar village population of children with age 0-6 is 506 which makes up 15.46 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Kelhar village is 888 which is lower than Jharkhand state average of 948. Child Sex Ratio for the Kelhar as per census is 1024, higher than Jharkhand average of 948.

Kelhar village has lower literacy rate compared to Jharkhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Kelhar village was 62.49 % compared to 66.41 % of Jharkhand. In Kelhar Male literacy stands at 72.04 % while female literacy rate was 51.44 %.

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

Kelhar Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 636 - -
Population 3,273 1,734 1,539
Child (0-6) 506 250 256
Schedule Caste 657 349 308
Schedule Tribe 6 6 0
Literacy 62.49 % 72.04 % 51.44 %
Total Workers 1,300 883 417
Main Worker 463 - -
Marginal Worker 837 446 391

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 20.07 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.18 % of total population in Kelhar village.

Work Profile

In Kelhar village out of total population, 1300 were engaged in work activities. 35.62 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 64.38 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1300 workers engaged in Main Work, 21 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 192 were Agricultural labourer.