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Gharka Population - Tarn Taran, Punjab

Gharka is a large village located in Tarn Taran Tehsil of Tarn Taran district, Punjab with total 913 families residing. The Gharka village has population of 4919 of which 2639 are males while 2280 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Gharka village population of children with age 0-6 is 639 which makes up 12.99 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Gharka village is 864 which is lower than Punjab state average of 895. Child Sex Ratio for the Gharka as per census is 805, lower than Punjab average of 846.

Gharka village has lower literacy rate compared to Punjab. In 2011, literacy rate of Gharka village was 67.45 % compared to 75.84 % of Punjab. In Gharka Male literacy stands at 72.30 % while female literacy rate was 61.90 %.

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

Gharka Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 913 - -
Population 4,919 2,639 2,280
Child (0-6) 639 354 285
Schedule Caste 993 559 434
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 67.45 % 72.30 % 61.90 %
Total Workers 1,485 1,390 95
Main Worker 1,456 - -
Marginal Worker 29 25 4

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 20.19 % of total population in Gharka village. The village Gharka currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Gharka village out of total population, 1485 were engaged in work activities. 98.05 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 1.95 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1485 workers engaged in Main Work, 852 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 358 were Agricultural labourer.