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Karkhya Population - Ashoknagar, Madhya Pradesh

Karkhya is a medium size village located in Shadhora Tehsil of Ashoknagar district, Madhya Pradesh with total 194 families residing. The Karkhya village has population of 1012 of which 528 are males while 484 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Karkhya village population of children with age 0-6 is 125 which makes up 12.35 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Karkhya village is 917 which is lower than Madhya Pradesh state average of 931. Child Sex Ratio for the Karkhya as per census is 1358, higher than Madhya Pradesh average of 918.

Karkhya village has higher literacy rate compared to Madhya Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Karkhya village was 70.91 % compared to 69.32 % of Madhya Pradesh. In Karkhya Male literacy stands at 85.47 % while female literacy rate was 54.13 %.

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

Karkhya Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 194 - -
Population 1,012 528 484
Child (0-6) 125 53 72
Schedule Caste 281 144 137
Schedule Tribe 41 20 21
Literacy 70.91 % 85.47 % 54.13 %
Total Workers 457 263 194
Main Worker 257 - -
Marginal Worker 200 40 160

Caste Factor

Karkhya village of Ashoknagar has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 27.77 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 4.05 % of total population in Karkhya village.

Work Profile

In Karkhya village out of total population, 457 were engaged in work activities. 56.24 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 43.76 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 457 workers engaged in Main Work, 173 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 26 were Agricultural labourer.