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Barkela Population - Khunti, Jharkhand

Barkela is a small village located in Murhu Block of Khunti district, Jharkhand with total 25 families residing. The Barkela village has population of 109 of which 59 are males while 50 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Barkela village population of children with age 0-6 is 13 which makes up 11.93 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Barkela village is 847 which is lower than Jharkhand state average of 948. Child Sex Ratio for the Barkela as per census is 300, lower than Jharkhand average of 948.

Barkela village has lower literacy rate compared to Jharkhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Barkela village was 58.33 % compared to 66.41 % of Jharkhand. In Barkela Male literacy stands at 75.51 % while female literacy rate was 40.43 %.

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

Barkela Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 25 - -
Population 109 59 50
Child (0-6) 13 10 3
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 98 52 46
Literacy 58.33 % 75.51 % 40.43 %
Total Workers 56 27 29
Main Worker 3 - -
Marginal Worker 53 24 29

Caste Factor

In Barkela village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 89.91 % of total population in Barkela village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Barkela village of Khunti.

Work Profile

In Barkela village out of total population, 56 were engaged in work activities. 5.36 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 94.64 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 56 workers engaged in Main Work, 1 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.