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Pirhia Population - Palamu, Jharkhand

Pirhia is a medium size village located in Medininagar(Daltonganj) Block of Palamu district, Jharkhand with total 135 families residing. The Pirhia village has population of 752 of which 370 are males while 382 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Pirhia village population of children with age 0-6 is 136 which makes up 18.09 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Pirhia village is 1032 which is higher than Jharkhand state average of 948. Child Sex Ratio for the Pirhia as per census is 1061, higher than Jharkhand average of 948.

Pirhia village has higher literacy rate compared to Jharkhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Pirhia village was 66.88 % compared to 66.41 % of Jharkhand. In Pirhia Male literacy stands at 78.62 % while female literacy rate was 55.45 %.

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

Pirhia Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 135 - -
Population 752 370 382
Child (0-6) 136 66 70
Schedule Caste 27 13 14
Schedule Tribe 638 312 326
Literacy 66.88 % 78.62 % 55.45 %
Total Workers 325 155 170
Main Worker 75 - -
Marginal Worker 250 87 163

Caste Factor

In Pirhia village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 84.84 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 3.59 % of total population in Pirhia village.

Work Profile

In Pirhia village out of total population, 325 were engaged in work activities. 23.08 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 76.92 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 325 workers engaged in Main Work, 0 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.