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Kariha Population - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab

Kariha is a large village located in Nawanshahr Tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab with total 504 families residing. The Kariha village has population of 2533 of which 1277 are males while 1256 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Kariha village population of children with age 0-6 is 279 which makes up 11.01 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Kariha village is 984 which is higher than Punjab state average of 895. Child Sex Ratio for the Kariha as per census is 836, lower than Punjab average of 846.

Kariha village has higher literacy rate compared to Punjab. In 2011, literacy rate of Kariha village was 79.33 % compared to 75.84 % of Punjab. In Kariha Male literacy stands at 84.53 % while female literacy rate was 74.14 %.

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

Kariha Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 504 - -
Population 2,533 1,277 1,256
Child (0-6) 279 152 127
Schedule Caste 1,705 880 825
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 79.33 % 84.53 % 74.14 %
Total Workers 855 712 143
Main Worker 493 - -
Marginal Worker 362 265 97

Caste Factor

In Kariha village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 67.31 % of total population in Kariha village. The village Kariha currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Kariha village out of total population, 855 were engaged in work activities. 57.66 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 42.34 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 855 workers engaged in Main Work, 126 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 46 were Agricultural labourer.