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Birja Population - Palamu, Jharkhand

Birja is a medium size village located in Untari Road Block of Palamu district, Jharkhand with total 187 families residing. The Birja village has population of 962 of which 487 are males while 475 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Birja village population of children with age 0-6 is 149 which makes up 15.49 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Birja village is 975 which is higher than Jharkhand state average of 948. Child Sex Ratio for the Birja as per census is 863, lower than Jharkhand average of 948.

Birja village has lower literacy rate compared to Jharkhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Birja village was 55.47 % compared to 66.41 % of Jharkhand. In Birja Male literacy stands at 75.43 % while female literacy rate was 35.47 %.

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

Birja Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 187 - -
Population 962 487 475
Child (0-6) 149 80 69
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 55.47 % 75.43 % 35.47 %
Total Workers 554 283 271
Main Worker 154 - -
Marginal Worker 400 192 208

Caste Factor

There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) and Schedule Tribe(ST) in Birja village of Palamu district.

Work Profile

In Birja village out of total population, 554 were engaged in work activities. 27.80 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 72.20 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 554 workers engaged in Main Work, 104 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 18 were Agricultural labourer.