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Gurha Population - Palamu, Jharkhand

Gurha is a medium size village located in Chainpur Block of Palamu district, Jharkhand with total 162 families residing. The Gurha village has population of 855 of which 446 are males while 409 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Gurha village population of children with age 0-6 is 143 which makes up 16.73 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Gurha village is 917 which is lower than Jharkhand state average of 948. Child Sex Ratio for the Gurha as per census is 1072, higher than Jharkhand average of 948.

Gurha village has higher literacy rate compared to Jharkhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Gurha village was 69.52 % compared to 66.41 % of Jharkhand. In Gurha Male literacy stands at 74.80 % while female literacy rate was 63.58 %.

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

Gurha Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 162 - -
Population 855 446 409
Child (0-6) 143 69 74
Schedule Caste 65 35 30
Schedule Tribe 38 13 25
Literacy 69.52 % 74.80 % 63.58 %
Total Workers 219 189 30
Main Worker 128 - -
Marginal Worker 91 79 12

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.60 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 4.44 % of total population in Gurha village.

Work Profile

In Gurha village out of total population, 219 were engaged in work activities. 58.45 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 41.55 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 219 workers engaged in Main Work, 5 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.