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Jhalakdiha Population - Giridih, Jharkhand

Jhalakdiha is a medium size village located in Bengabad Block of Giridih district, Jharkhand with total 217 families residing. The Jhalakdiha village has population of 1315 of which 686 are males while 629 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Jhalakdiha village population of children with age 0-6 is 271 which makes up 20.61 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Jhalakdiha village is 917 which is lower than Jharkhand state average of 948. Child Sex Ratio for the Jhalakdiha as per census is 978, higher than Jharkhand average of 948.

Jhalakdiha village has higher literacy rate compared to Jharkhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Jhalakdiha village was 67.24 % compared to 66.41 % of Jharkhand. In Jhalakdiha Male literacy stands at 81.79 % while female literacy rate was 51.11 %.

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

Jhalakdiha Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 217 - -
Population 1,315 686 629
Child (0-6) 271 137 134
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 954 481 473
Literacy 67.24 % 81.79 % 51.11 %
Total Workers 728 379 349
Main Worker 178 - -
Marginal Worker 550 262 288

Caste Factor

In Jhalakdiha village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 72.55 % of total population in Jhalakdiha village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Jhalakdiha village of Giridih.

Work Profile

In Jhalakdiha village out of total population, 728 were engaged in work activities. 24.45 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 75.55 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 728 workers engaged in Main Work, 28 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 18 were Agricultural labourer.