Chitton Population, Caste, Working Data Hoshiarpur, Punjab - Census 2011
Chitton is a village situated in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 301 families residing in the village Chitton. The total population of Chitton is 1,532 out of which 779 are males and 753 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Chitton is 967.
The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Chitton village is 181 which is 12% of the total population. There are 106 male children and 75 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chitton is 708 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (967) of Chitton village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Chitton is 77.6%. Thus Chitton village has a higher literacy rate compared to 75.6% of Hoshiarpur district. The male literacy rate is 84.84% and the female literacy rate is 70.5% in Chitton village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Chitton village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Chitton Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Chitton village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 181 | 106 | 75 |
| Literacy | 77.65% | 84.84% | 70.5% |
| Scheduled Caste | 343 | 182 | 161 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 483 | 208 | 275 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 22.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Chitton village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Chitton village out of total population, 548 were engaged in work activities. 84.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 15.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 548 workers engaged in Main Work, 183 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 104 were Agricultural labourers.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 461 | 402 | 59 |
| Cultivators | 183 | 169 | 14 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 104 | 79 | 25 |
| Household Industries | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 171 | 151 | 20 |
| Marginal Workers | 87 | 17 | 70 |
| Non Working | 984 | 360 | 624 |
Map of Chitton, Hoshiarpur, Punjab
Nearby Villages to Chitton, Hoshiarpur
Below are the list of villages near Chitton village in Hoshiarpur.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Jallowal | 1,631 |
| Harta | 2,946 |
| Khanoor | 1,076 |
| Badla | 2,849 |
| Sinan | 600 |
| Harmoa | 1,448 |
| Sasoli | 1,282 |
| Patti | 3,700 |
| Bihala | 1,635 |
| Bohan | 3,140 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Chitton, Hoshiarpur, Punjab - Wikipedia