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Burka Population - Kanker, Chhattisgarh

Burka is a medium size village located in Pakhanjur Tehsil of Kanker district, Chhattisgarh with total 64 families residing. The Burka village has population of 348 of which 183 are males while 165 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Burka village population of children with age 0-6 is 64 which makes up 18.39 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Burka village is 902 which is lower than Chhattisgarh state average of 991. Child Sex Ratio for the Burka as per census is 1133, higher than Chhattisgarh average of 969.

Burka village has lower literacy rate compared to Chhattisgarh. In 2011, literacy rate of Burka village was 39.79 % compared to 70.28 % of Chhattisgarh. In Burka Male literacy stands at 50.98 % while female literacy rate was 26.72 %.

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 64 - -
Population 348 183 165
Child (0-6) 64 30 34
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 286 147 139
Literacy 39.79 % 50.98 % 26.72 %
Total Workers 100 94 6
Main Worker 99 - -
Marginal Worker 1 0 1

Caste Factor

In Burka village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 82.18 % of total population in Burka village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Burka village of Kanker.

Work Profile

In Burka village out of total population, 100 were engaged in work activities. 99.00 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 1.00 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 100 workers engaged in Main Work, 96 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2 were Agricultural labourer.