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Jharna Kalan Population - Palamu, Jharkhand

Jharna Kalan is a medium size village located in Pandu Block of Palamu district, Jharkhand with total 174 families residing. The Jharna Kalan village has population of 865 of which 451 are males while 414 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Jharna Kalan village population of children with age 0-6 is 137 which makes up 15.84 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Jharna Kalan village is 918 which is lower than Jharkhand state average of 948. Child Sex Ratio for the Jharna Kalan as per census is 1108, higher than Jharkhand average of 948.

Jharna Kalan village has higher literacy rate compared to Jharkhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Jharna Kalan village was 74.18 % compared to 66.41 % of Jharkhand. In Jharna Kalan Male literacy stands at 82.12 % while female literacy rate was 65.20 %.

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

Jharna Kalan Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 174 - -
Population 865 451 414
Child (0-6) 137 65 72
Schedule Caste 274 141 133
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 74.18 % 82.12 % 65.20 %
Total Workers 216 204 12
Main Worker 153 - -
Marginal Worker 63 60 3

Caste Factor

Jharna Kalan village of Palamu has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 31.68 % of total population in Jharna Kalan village. The village Jharna Kalan currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Jharna Kalan village out of total population, 216 were engaged in work activities. 70.83 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 29.17 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 216 workers engaged in Main Work, 7 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 124 were Agricultural labourer.