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Pokharia Population - Giridih, Jharkhand

Pokharia is a large village located in Bagodar Block of Giridih district, Jharkhand with total 469 families residing. The Pokharia village has population of 3123 of which 1551 are males while 1572 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Pokharia village population of children with age 0-6 is 594 which makes up 19.02 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Pokharia village is 1014 which is higher than Jharkhand state average of 948. Child Sex Ratio for the Pokharia as per census is 1034, higher than Jharkhand average of 948.

Pokharia village has lower literacy rate compared to Jharkhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Pokharia village was 60.26 % compared to 66.41 % of Jharkhand. In Pokharia Male literacy stands at 79.03 % while female literacy rate was 41.65 %.

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

Pokharia Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 469 - -
Population 3,123 1,551 1,572
Child (0-6) 594 292 302
Schedule Caste 265 125 140
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 60.26 % 79.03 % 41.65 %
Total Workers 1,226 614 612
Main Worker 119 - -
Marginal Worker 1,107 516 591

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.49 % of total population in Pokharia village. The village Pokharia currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Pokharia village out of total population, 1226 were engaged in work activities. 9.71 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 90.29 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1226 workers engaged in Main Work, 1 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 9 were Agricultural labourer.