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Kharrakasht Population - Kishanganj, Bihar

Kharrakasht is a medium size village located in Terhagachh Block of Kishanganj district, Bihar with total 233 families residing. The Kharrakasht village has population of 1183 of which 606 are males while 577 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Kharrakasht village population of children with age 0-6 is 238 which makes up 20.12 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Kharrakasht village is 952 which is higher than Bihar state average of 918. Child Sex Ratio for the Kharrakasht as per census is 1144, higher than Bihar average of 935.

Kharrakasht village has lower literacy rate compared to Bihar. In 2011, literacy rate of Kharrakasht village was 57.25 % compared to 61.80 % of Bihar. In Kharrakasht Male literacy stands at 65.25 % while female literacy rate was 48.44 %.

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

Kharrakasht Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 233 - -
Population 1,183 606 577
Child (0-6) 238 111 127
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 167 83 84
Literacy 57.25 % 65.25 % 48.44 %
Total Workers 306 289 17
Main Worker 303 - -
Marginal Worker 3 0 3

Caste Factor

Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 14.12 % of total population in Kharrakasht village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Kharrakasht village of Kishanganj.

Work Profile

In Kharrakasht village out of total population, 306 were engaged in work activities. 99.02 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 0.98 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 306 workers engaged in Main Work, 144 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 155 were Agricultural labourer.