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Orchha Population - Kanker, Chhattisgarh

Orchha is a medium size village located in Pakhanjur Tehsil of Kanker district, Chhattisgarh with total 44 families residing. The Orchha village has population of 255 of which 124 are males while 131 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Orchha village population of children with age 0-6 is 40 which makes up 15.69 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Orchha village is 1056 which is higher than Chhattisgarh state average of 991. Child Sex Ratio for the Orchha as per census is 2077, higher than Chhattisgarh average of 969.

Orchha village has lower literacy rate compared to Chhattisgarh. In 2011, literacy rate of Orchha village was 59.53 % compared to 70.28 % of Chhattisgarh. In Orchha Male literacy stands at 73.87 % while female literacy rate was 44.23 %.

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

Orchha Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 44 - -
Population 255 124 131
Child (0-6) 40 13 27
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 190 94 96
Literacy 59.53 % 73.87 % 44.23 %
Total Workers 92 62 30
Main Worker 70 - -
Marginal Worker 22 11 11

Caste Factor

In Orchha village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 74.51 % of total population in Orchha village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Orchha village of Kanker.

Work Profile

In Orchha village out of total population, 92 were engaged in work activities. 76.09 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 23.91 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 92 workers engaged in Main Work, 60 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.