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Turka Population - Jamtara, Jharkhand

Turka is a medium size village located in Fatehpur Block of Jamtara district, Jharkhand with total 122 families residing. The Turka village has population of 602 of which 276 are males while 326 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Turka village population of children with age 0-6 is 89 which makes up 14.78 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Turka village is 1181 which is higher than Jharkhand state average of 948. Child Sex Ratio for the Turka as per census is 1342, higher than Jharkhand average of 948.

Turka village has higher literacy rate compared to Jharkhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Turka village was 70.76 % compared to 66.41 % of Jharkhand. In Turka Male literacy stands at 80.67 % while female literacy rate was 62.18 %.

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

Turka Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 122 - -
Population 602 276 326
Child (0-6) 89 38 51
Schedule Caste 10 4 6
Schedule Tribe 592 272 320
Literacy 70.76 % 80.67 % 62.18 %
Total Workers 189 156 33
Main Worker 5 - -
Marginal Worker 184 152 32

Caste Factor

In Turka village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 98.34 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 1.66 % of total population in Turka village.

Work Profile

In Turka village out of total population, 189 were engaged in work activities. 2.65 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 97.35 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 189 workers engaged in Main Work, 1 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.