Skip to main content Skip to docs navigation

Kharia Population - Ganjam, Orissa

Kharia is a large village located in ASIKA Block of Ganjam district, Orissa with total 641 families residing. The Kharia village has population of 2899 of which 1434 are males while 1465 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Kharia village population of children with age 0-6 is 324 which makes up 11.18 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Kharia village is 1022 which is higher than Orissa state average of 979. Child Sex Ratio for the Kharia as per census is 873, lower than Orissa average of 941.

Kharia village has higher literacy rate compared to Orissa. In 2011, literacy rate of Kharia village was 76.54 % compared to 72.87 % of Orissa. In Kharia Male literacy stands at 90.33 % while female literacy rate was 63.32 %.

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

Kharia Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 641 - -
Population 2,899 1,434 1,465
Child (0-6) 324 173 151
Schedule Caste 258 125 133
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 76.54 % 90.33 % 63.32 %
Total Workers 1,116 781 335
Main Worker 606 - -
Marginal Worker 510 264 246

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.90 % of total population in Kharia village. The village Kharia currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Kharia village out of total population, 1116 were engaged in work activities. 54.30 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 45.70 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1116 workers engaged in Main Work, 174 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 86 were Agricultural labourer.