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Akhar Population - Thane, Maharashtra

Akhar is a medium size village located in Jawhar Taluka of Thane district, Maharashtra with total 208 families residing. The Akhar village has population of 1028 of which 500 are males while 528 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Akhar village population of children with age 0-6 is 188 which makes up 18.29 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Akhar village is 1056 which is higher than Maharashtra state average of 929. Child Sex Ratio for the Akhar as per census is 1186, higher than Maharashtra average of 894.

Akhar village has lower literacy rate compared to Maharashtra. In 2011, literacy rate of Akhar village was 58.93 % compared to 82.34 % of Maharashtra. In Akhar Male literacy stands at 66.43 % while female literacy rate was 51.64 %.

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

Akhar Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 208 - -
Population 1,028 500 528
Child (0-6) 188 86 102
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 1,005 488 517
Literacy 58.93 % 66.43 % 51.64 %
Total Workers 430 263 167
Main Worker 239 - -
Marginal Worker 191 125 66

Caste Factor

In Akhar village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 97.76 % of total population in Akhar village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Akhar village of Thane.

Work Profile

In Akhar village out of total population, 430 were engaged in work activities. 55.58 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 44.42 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 430 workers engaged in Main Work, 48 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 180 were Agricultural labourer.