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Jharha Kalan Population - Palamu, Jharkhand

Jharha Kalan is a medium size village located in Bishrampur Block of Palamu district, Jharkhand with total 153 families residing. The Jharha Kalan village has population of 885 of which 472 are males while 413 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Jharha Kalan village population of children with age 0-6 is 130 which makes up 14.69 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Jharha Kalan village is 875 which is lower than Jharkhand state average of 948. Child Sex Ratio for the Jharha Kalan as per census is 884, lower than Jharkhand average of 948.

Jharha Kalan village has lower literacy rate compared to Jharkhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Jharha Kalan village was 41.85 % compared to 66.41 % of Jharkhand. In Jharha Kalan Male literacy stands at 50.62 % while female literacy rate was 31.82 %.

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

Jharha Kalan Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 153 - -
Population 885 472 413
Child (0-6) 130 69 61
Schedule Caste 541 291 250
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 41.85 % 50.62 % 31.82 %
Total Workers 547 296 251
Main Worker 259 - -
Marginal Worker 288 146 142

Caste Factor

In Jharha Kalan village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 61.13 % of total population in Jharha Kalan village. The village Jharha Kalan currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Jharha Kalan village out of total population, 547 were engaged in work activities. 47.35 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 52.65 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 547 workers engaged in Main Work, 5 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 240 were Agricultural labourer.