Chuku Population, Caste, Working Data Latehar, Jharkhand - Census 2011
Chuku is a village situated in Herhanj block of Latehar district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 141 families residing in the village Chuku. The total population of Chuku is 684 out of which 379 are males and 305 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Chuku is 805.
The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Chuku village is 165 which is 24% of the total population. There are 95 male children and 70 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chuku is 737 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (805) of Chuku village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Chuku is 59.2%. Thus Chuku village has a higher literacy rate compared to 48.2% of Latehar district. The male literacy rate is 72.89% and the female literacy rate is 42.55% in Chuku village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Chuku village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Chuku Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Chuku village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 165 | 95 | 70 |
| Literacy | 59.15% | 72.89% | 42.55% |
| Scheduled Caste | 406 | 224 | 182 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 30 | 18 | 12 |
| Illiterate | 377 | 172 | 205 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 59.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 4.4% of total population in Chuku village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Chuku village out of total population, 341 were engaged in work activities. 51.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 48.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 341 workers engaged in Main Work, 1 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 169 were Agricultural labourers.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 176 | 167 | 9 |
| Cultivators | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 169 | 164 | 5 |
| Other Workers | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Marginal Workers | 165 | 9 | 156 |
| Non Working | 343 | 203 | 140 |
Map of Chuku, Latehar, Jharkhand
Nearby Villages to Chuku, Herhanj
Below are the list of villages near Chuku village in Herhanj.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Bidir | 264 |
| Bandua | 579 |
| Chaea | 346 |
| Meral | 357 |
| Jawar | 181 |
| Sardhabar | 670 |
| Jani | 475 |
| Hundra | 474 |
| Munukdag | 126 |
| Nawada | 1,347 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Chuku, Latehar, Jharkhand - Wikipedia