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Gajha Population - Ranchi, Jharkhand

Gajha is a medium size village located in Silli Block of Ranchi district, Jharkhand with total 64 families residing. The Gajha village has population of 340 of which 162 are males while 178 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Gajha village population of children with age 0-6 is 46 which makes up 13.53 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Gajha village is 1099 which is higher than Jharkhand state average of 948. Child Sex Ratio for the Gajha as per census is 1091, higher than Jharkhand average of 948.

Gajha village has higher literacy rate compared to Jharkhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Gajha village was 76.19 % compared to 66.41 % of Jharkhand. In Gajha Male literacy stands at 85.00 % while female literacy rate was 68.18 %.

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

Gajha Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 64 - -
Population 340 162 178
Child (0-6) 46 22 24
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 225 110 115
Literacy 76.19 % 85.00 % 68.18 %
Total Workers 252 125 127
Main Worker 133 - -
Marginal Worker 119 24 95

Caste Factor

In Gajha village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 66.18 % of total population in Gajha village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Gajha village of Ranchi.

Work Profile

In Gajha village out of total population, 252 were engaged in work activities. 52.78 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 47.22 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 252 workers engaged in Main Work, 102 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 20 were Agricultural labourer.