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Jharha Population - Palamu, Jharkhand

Jharha is a medium size village located in Nawadiha Bazar - Nawadiha Block of Palamu district, Jharkhand with total 217 families residing. The Jharha village has population of 1119 of which 595 are males while 524 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Jharha village population of children with age 0-6 is 174 which makes up 15.55 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Jharha village is 881 which is lower than Jharkhand state average of 948. Child Sex Ratio for the Jharha as per census is 851, lower than Jharkhand average of 948.

Jharha village has lower literacy rate compared to Jharkhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Jharha village was 62.33 % compared to 66.41 % of Jharkhand. In Jharha Male literacy stands at 72.85 % while female literacy rate was 50.45 %.

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

Jharha Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 217 - -
Population 1,119 595 524
Child (0-6) 174 94 80
Schedule Caste 535 293 242
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 62.33 % 72.85 % 50.45 %
Total Workers 651 347 304
Main Worker 332 - -
Marginal Worker 319 83 236

Caste Factor

In Jharha village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 47.81 % of total population in Jharha village. The village Jharha currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Jharha village out of total population, 651 were engaged in work activities. 51.00 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 49.00 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 651 workers engaged in Main Work, 33 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 45 were Agricultural labourer.