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Jhirka Population - Dantewada, Chhattisgarh

Jhirka is a medium size village located in Dantewada Tehsil of Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh with total 68 families residing. The Jhirka village has population of 305 of which 136 are males while 169 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Jhirka village population of children with age 0-6 is 59 which makes up 19.34 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Jhirka village is 1243 which is higher than Chhattisgarh state average of 991. Child Sex Ratio for the Jhirka as per census is 1565, higher than Chhattisgarh average of 969.

Jhirka village has lower literacy rate compared to Chhattisgarh. In 2011, literacy rate of Jhirka village was 5.28 % compared to 70.28 % of Chhattisgarh. In Jhirka Male literacy stands at 7.96 % while female literacy rate was 3.01 %.

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

Jhirka Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 68 - -
Population 305 136 169
Child (0-6) 59 23 36
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 305 136 169
Literacy 5.28 % 7.96 % 3.01 %
Total Workers 179 86 93
Main Worker 138 - -
Marginal Worker 41 8 33

Caste Factor

In Jhirka village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 100.00 % of total population in Jhirka village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Jhirka village of Dantewada.

Work Profile

In Jhirka village out of total population, 179 were engaged in work activities. 77.09 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 22.91 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 179 workers engaged in Main Work, 136 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.