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Chegunta Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Medak, Andhra Pradesh - Census 2011

Chegunta is a Census Town city situated in Chegunta mandal of Medak district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,244 families residing in the Chegunta city. The total population of Chegunta is 5,747 out of which 2,872 are males and 2,875 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Chegunta is 1,001.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chegunta city is 655 which is 11% of the total population. There are 348 male children and 307 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chegunta is 882 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,001).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Chegunta is 75%. Thus Chegunta has higher literacy rate compared to 61.4% of Medak district. The male literacy rate is 86.13% and the female literacy rate is 64.06% in Chegunta.

Chegunta Census Town has total administration over 1,244 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Chegunta Census Town

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Chegunta Census Town.

Total Male Female
Children 655 348 307
Literacy 75% 75.7% 57.2%
Scheduled Caste 569 269 300
Scheduled Tribe 38 15 23
Illiterate 1,928 698 1,230

Caste-wise Population - Chegunta

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.7% of total population in Chegunta.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 569 269 300
Schedule Tribe 38 15 23

Religion-wise Population - Chegunta

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Chegunta is 4,979 which is 86.64% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Chegunta is 690 which is 12.01% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Chegunta as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 4,979 (86.64%) 2,487 2,492
Muslim 690 (12.01%) 345 345
Christian 40 (0.7%) 22 18
Sikh 14 (0.24%) 6 8
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 24 (0.42%) 12 12

Literacy Rate - Chegunta

The total literacy rate of Chegunta was 75% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 67.02% of Andhra Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 3,819 literates, males were 2,174 while females were 1,645. Also the male literacy rate was 86.13% and the female literacy rate was 64.06% in Chegunta.

  Chegunta Andhra Pradesh
Female 64.06% 59.15%
Male 86.13% 74.88%
Total 75% 67.02%

Sex Ratio - Chegunta

The Sex Ratio of Chegunta is 1,001. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,001 females in Chegunta. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 882 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,001 ) of Chegunta.

Child Population - Chegunta

According to Census 2011, there were 655 children between age 0 to 6 years in Chegunta. Out of which 348 were male while 307 were female.

Working Population - Chegunta

In Chegunta Census Town out of total population, 2,430 were engaged in work activities. 78.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 21.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,430 workers engaged in Main Work, 195 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 305 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,908 1,289 619
Cultivators 195 111 84
Agriculture Labourer 305 174 131
Household Industries 242 81 161
Other Workers 1,166 923 243
Marginal Workers 522 262 260
Non Working 3,317 1,321 1,996

Chegunta Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Chegunta is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 5,747 66.5% 1,001

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