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Kareya Population - Surguja, Chhattisgarh

Kareya is a medium size village located in Ambikapur Tehsil of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh with total 278 families residing. The Kareya village has population of 1228 of which 614 are males while 614 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Kareya village population of children with age 0-6 is 178 which makes up 14.50 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Kareya village is 1000 which is higher than Chhattisgarh state average of 991. Child Sex Ratio for the Kareya as per census is 1046, higher than Chhattisgarh average of 969.

Kareya village has lower literacy rate compared to Chhattisgarh. In 2011, literacy rate of Kareya village was 57.43 % compared to 70.28 % of Chhattisgarh. In Kareya Male literacy stands at 66.60 % while female literacy rate was 48.18 %.

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

Kareya Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 278 - -
Population 1,228 614 614
Child (0-6) 178 87 91
Schedule Caste 229 109 120
Schedule Tribe 839 418 421
Literacy 57.43 % 66.60 % 48.18 %
Total Workers 678 346 332
Main Worker 307 - -
Marginal Worker 371 67 304

Caste Factor

In Kareya village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 68.32 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 18.65 % of total population in Kareya village.

Work Profile

In Kareya village out of total population, 678 were engaged in work activities. 45.28 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 54.72 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 678 workers engaged in Main Work, 115 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 171 were Agricultural labourer.