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Burka Population - Gumla, Jharkhand

Burka is a medium size village located in Sisai Block of Gumla district, Jharkhand with total 114 families residing. The Burka village has population of 732 of which 371 are males while 361 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Burka village population of children with age 0-6 is 144 which makes up 19.67 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Burka village is 973 which is higher than Jharkhand state average of 948. Child Sex Ratio for the Burka as per census is 1000, higher than Jharkhand average of 948.

Burka village has lower literacy rate compared to Jharkhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Burka village was 54.25 % compared to 66.41 % of Jharkhand. In Burka Male literacy stands at 63.88 % while female literacy rate was 44.29 %.

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

Burka Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 114 - -
Population 732 371 361
Child (0-6) 144 72 72
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 653 329 324
Literacy 54.25 % 63.88 % 44.29 %
Total Workers 427 212 215
Main Worker 89 - -
Marginal Worker 338 145 193

Caste Factor

In Burka village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 89.21 % of total population in Burka village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Burka village of Gumla.

Work Profile

In Burka village out of total population, 427 were engaged in work activities. 20.84 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 79.16 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 427 workers engaged in Main Work, 74 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 5 were Agricultural labourer.