Charpokhari (also spelled Charpokhri) is a village and corresponding

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in Bhojpur district of

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. As of 2011, its population was 1,874, in 314 households. The total block population was 101,363, in 15,961 households.

Demographics

Charpokhari is a rural subdistrict with no large urban centres. As of 2011, the block's

sex ratio The sex ratio (or gender ratio) is usually defined as the ratio of males to females in a population. As explained by Fisher's principle, for evolutionary reasons this is typically about 1:1 in species which reproduce sexually. Many species devia ...

was 927, which was higher than both the overall Bhojpur district ratio of 907 and the rural-specific Bhojpur district ratio of 910. The sex ratio was lower in the 0-6 age group, with 916 females for every 1000 males, which was slightly below the district's overall (918) and rural (920) sex ratios in this age group. Members of

scheduled castes The Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) are officially designated groups of people and among the most disadvantaged socio-economic groups in India. The terms are recognized in the Constitution of India and the groups are designa ...

made up 21.44% of the block's population (the highest proportion in Bhojpur) and members of

scheduled tribes The Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) are officially designated groups of people and among the most disadvantaged socio-economic groups in India. The terms are recognized in the Constitution of India and the groups are designa ...

made up 0.02% (the lowest in Bhojpur). The

literacy rate Literacy in its broadest sense describes "particular ways of thinking about and doing reading and writing" with the purpose of understanding or expressing thoughts or ideas in written form in some specific context of use. In other words, huma ...

of Charpokhari block was 68.86%, which was lower than the district rate of 70.47%. Literacy was higher in men (81.91%) than in women (54.83%), with the corresponding 27.08% gender gap somewhat exceeding that of the district as a whole (23.71%). Most of Charpokhari block's workforce in 2011 was employed in

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, with 30.70% of workers being cultivators who owned or leased their own land and another 49.89% being agricultural labourers who worked someone else's land for wages. 4.49% were household industry workers, and the remaining 14.92% were other workers. Most workers in the block were men: 24,011, compared to 6,646 women.

Villages

Charpokhari block contains the following 90 villages:

References

{{Reflist Villages in Bhojpur district, India