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Jhunkar Population - Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh

Jhunkar is a medium size village located in Itarsi Tehsil of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh with total 213 families residing. The Jhunkar village has population of 1276 of which 651 are males while 625 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Jhunkar village population of children with age 0-6 is 234 which makes up 18.34 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Jhunkar village is 960 which is higher than Madhya Pradesh state average of 931. Child Sex Ratio for the Jhunkar as per census is 1000, higher than Madhya Pradesh average of 918.

Jhunkar village has lower literacy rate compared to Madhya Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Jhunkar village was 64.11 % compared to 69.32 % of Madhya Pradesh. In Jhunkar Male literacy stands at 72.28 % while female literacy rate was 55.51 %.

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

Jhunkar Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 213 - -
Population 1,276 651 625
Child (0-6) 234 117 117
Schedule Caste 107 51 56
Schedule Tribe 1,149 588 561
Literacy 64.11 % 72.28 % 55.51 %
Total Workers 644 341 303
Main Worker 303 - -
Marginal Worker 341 77 264

Caste Factor

In Jhunkar village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 90.05 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 8.39 % of total population in Jhunkar village.

Work Profile

In Jhunkar village out of total population, 644 were engaged in work activities. 47.05 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 52.95 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 644 workers engaged in Main Work, 204 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 81 were Agricultural labourer.