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Biktam Population - Garhwa, Jharkhand

Biktam is a large village located in Meral (Pipra Kalan) Block of Garhwa district, Jharkhand with total 416 families residing. The Biktam village has population of 2008 of which 1057 are males while 951 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Biktam village population of children with age 0-6 is 348 which makes up 17.33 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Biktam village is 900 which is lower than Jharkhand state average of 948. Child Sex Ratio for the Biktam as per census is 841, lower than Jharkhand average of 948.

Biktam village has lower literacy rate compared to Jharkhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Biktam village was 63.80 % compared to 66.41 % of Jharkhand. In Biktam Male literacy stands at 75.12 % while female literacy rate was 51.39 %.

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

Biktam Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 416 - -
Population 2,008 1,057 951
Child (0-6) 348 189 159
Schedule Caste 530 287 243
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 63.80 % 75.12 % 51.39 %
Total Workers 859 463 396
Main Worker 258 - -
Marginal Worker 601 239 362

Caste Factor

Biktam village of Garhwa has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 26.39 % of total population in Biktam village. The village Biktam currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Biktam village out of total population, 859 were engaged in work activities. 30.03 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 69.97 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 859 workers engaged in Main Work, 171 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 55 were Agricultural labourer.