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Marha Population - Palamu, Jharkhand

Marha is a medium size village located in Hussainabad Block of Palamu district, Jharkhand with total 129 families residing. The Marha village has population of 658 of which 337 are males while 321 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Marha village population of children with age 0-6 is 101 which makes up 15.35 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Marha village is 953 which is higher than Jharkhand state average of 948. Child Sex Ratio for the Marha as per census is 1295, higher than Jharkhand average of 948.

Marha village has higher literacy rate compared to Jharkhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Marha village was 72.35 % compared to 66.41 % of Jharkhand. In Marha Male literacy stands at 86.01 % while female literacy rate was 57.20 %.

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

Marha Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 129 - -
Population 658 337 321
Child (0-6) 101 44 57
Schedule Caste 132 63 69
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 72.35 % 86.01 % 57.20 %
Total Workers 257 174 83
Main Worker 111 - -
Marginal Worker 146 74 72

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 20.06 % of total population in Marha village. The village Marha currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Marha village out of total population, 257 were engaged in work activities. 43.19 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 56.81 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 257 workers engaged in Main Work, 8 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 89 were Agricultural labourer.