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Banjhar Population - Gumla, Jharkhand

Banjhar is a medium size village located in Albert Ekka(Jari) Block of Gumla district, Jharkhand with total 133 families residing. The Banjhar village has population of 819 of which 413 are males while 406 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Banjhar village population of children with age 0-6 is 143 which makes up 17.46 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Banjhar village is 983 which is higher than Jharkhand state average of 948. Child Sex Ratio for the Banjhar as per census is 702, lower than Jharkhand average of 948.

Banjhar village has lower literacy rate compared to Jharkhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Banjhar village was 66.27 % compared to 66.41 % of Jharkhand. In Banjhar Male literacy stands at 76.29 % while female literacy rate was 56.77 %.

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

Banjhar Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 133 - -
Population 819 413 406
Child (0-6) 143 84 59
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 531 259 272
Literacy 66.27 % 76.29 % 56.77 %
Total Workers 439 208 231
Main Worker 381 - -
Marginal Worker 58 4 54

Caste Factor

In Banjhar village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 64.84 % of total population in Banjhar village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Banjhar village of Gumla.

Work Profile

In Banjhar village out of total population, 439 were engaged in work activities. 86.79 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 13.21 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 439 workers engaged in Main Work, 299 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 81 were Agricultural labourer.