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Jharna Population - Raigarh, Chhattisgarh

Jharna is a medium size village located in Tamnar Tehsil of Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh with total 391 families residing. The Jharna village has population of 1665 of which 830 are males while 835 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Jharna village population of children with age 0-6 is 218 which makes up 13.09 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Jharna village is 1006 which is higher than Chhattisgarh state average of 991. Child Sex Ratio for the Jharna as per census is 787, lower than Chhattisgarh average of 969.

Jharna village has lower literacy rate compared to Chhattisgarh. In 2011, literacy rate of Jharna village was 68.90 % compared to 70.28 % of Chhattisgarh. In Jharna Male literacy stands at 80.08 % while female literacy rate was 58.19 %.

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

Jharna Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 391 - -
Population 1,665 830 835
Child (0-6) 218 122 96
Schedule Caste 55 26 29
Schedule Tribe 1,058 522 536
Literacy 68.90 % 80.08 % 58.19 %
Total Workers 861 508 353
Main Worker 790 - -
Marginal Worker 71 23 48

Caste Factor

In Jharna village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 63.54 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 3.30 % of total population in Jharna village.

Work Profile

In Jharna village out of total population, 861 were engaged in work activities. 91.75 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 8.25 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 861 workers engaged in Main Work, 292 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 308 were Agricultural labourer.