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Behachia Population - Dhanbad, Jharkhand

Behachia is a medium size village located in Gobindpur Block of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand with total 142 families residing. The Behachia village has population of 788 of which 411 are males while 377 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Behachia village population of children with age 0-6 is 118 which makes up 14.97 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Behachia village is 917 which is lower than Jharkhand state average of 948. Child Sex Ratio for the Behachia as per census is 967, higher than Jharkhand average of 948.

Behachia village has lower literacy rate compared to Jharkhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Behachia village was 65.67 % compared to 66.41 % of Jharkhand. In Behachia Male literacy stands at 76.92 % while female literacy rate was 53.29 %.

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

Behachia Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 142 - -
Population 788 411 377
Child (0-6) 118 60 58
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 293 152 141
Literacy 65.67 % 76.92 % 53.29 %
Total Workers 317 200 117
Main Worker 101 - -
Marginal Worker 216 132 84

Caste Factor

In Behachia village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 37.18 % of total population in Behachia village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Behachia village of Dhanbad.

Work Profile

In Behachia village out of total population, 317 were engaged in work activities. 31.86 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 68.14 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 317 workers engaged in Main Work, 5 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2 were Agricultural labourer.