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Damkara Population - Gumla, Jharkhand

Damkara is a medium size village located in Palkot Block of Gumla district, Jharkhand with total 227 families residing. The Damkara village has population of 1111 of which 523 are males while 588 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Damkara village population of children with age 0-6 is 185 which makes up 16.65 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Damkara village is 1124 which is higher than Jharkhand state average of 948. Child Sex Ratio for the Damkara as per census is 1284, higher than Jharkhand average of 948.

Damkara village has higher literacy rate compared to Jharkhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Damkara village was 71.49 % compared to 66.41 % of Jharkhand. In Damkara Male literacy stands at 80.77 % while female literacy rate was 63.02 %.

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

Damkara Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 227 - -
Population 1,111 523 588
Child (0-6) 185 81 104
Schedule Caste 24 14 10
Schedule Tribe 983 452 531
Literacy 71.49 % 80.77 % 63.02 %
Total Workers 665 326 339
Main Worker 426 - -
Marginal Worker 239 89 150

Caste Factor

In Damkara village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 88.48 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 2.16 % of total population in Damkara village.

Work Profile

In Damkara village out of total population, 665 were engaged in work activities. 64.06 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 35.94 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 665 workers engaged in Main Work, 348 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 6 were Agricultural labourer.