Locherla is a large village located in Therlam Mandal of Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh with total 853 families residing. The Locherla village has population of 3368 of which 1678 are males while 1690 are females as per Population Census 2011.
In Locherla village population of children with age 0-6 is 372 which makes up 11.05 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Locherla village is 1007 which is higher than Andhra Pradesh state average of 993. Child Sex Ratio for the Locherla as per census is 888, lower than Andhra Pradesh average of 939.
Locherla village has lower literacy rate compared to Andhra Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Locherla village was 51.00 % compared to 67.02 % of Andhra Pradesh. In Locherla Male literacy stands at 61.99 % while female literacy rate was 40.26 %.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Locherla 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 Locherla village.
Locherla Data
| Particulars |
Total |
Male |
Female |
| Total No. of Houses |
853 |
- |
- |
| Population |
3,368 |
1,678 |
1,690 |
| Child (0-6) |
372 |
197 |
175 |
| Schedule Caste |
768 |
386 |
382 |
| Schedule Tribe |
9 |
5 |
4 |
| Literacy |
51.00 % |
61.99 % |
40.26 % |
| Total Workers |
1,927 |
1,018 |
909 |
| Main Worker |
1,401 |
- |
- |
| Marginal Worker |
526 |
188 |
338 |
Caste Factor
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 22.80 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.27 % of total population in Locherla village.
Work Profile
In Locherla village out of total population, 1927 were engaged in work activities. 72.70 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 27.30 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months.
Of 1927 workers engaged in Main Work, 385 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 834 were Agricultural labourer.