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Chhawala Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data South West, Delhi - Census 2011

Chhawala is a Census Town city situated in Najafgarh tehsil of South West district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,733 families residing in the Chhawala city. The total population of Chhawala is 14,662 out of which 8,584 are males and 6,078 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Chhawala is 708.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chhawala city is 1519 which is 10% of the total population. There are 894 male children and 625 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chhawala is 699 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (708).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Chhawala is 90.6%. Thus Chhawala has higher literacy rate compared to 88.3% of South West district. The male literacy rate is 95.94% and the female literacy rate is 83.17% in Chhawala.

Chhawala Census Town has total administration over 2,733 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.

Chhawala Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,519 894 625
Literacy 90.6% 86% 74.6%
Scheduled Caste 1,549 853 696
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 2,749 1,206 1,543

Caste-wise Population - Chhawala

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Chhawala.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,549 853 696
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Chhawala

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Chhawala is 14,047 which is 95.81% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Chhawala is 406 which is 2.77% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Chhawala as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 14,047 (95.81%) 8,175 5,872
Muslim 406 (2.77%) 261 145
Christian 78 (0.53%) 50 28
Sikh 80 (0.55%) 59 21
Buddhist 2 (0.01%) 2 0
Jain 9 (0.06%) 4 5
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 40 (0.27%) 33 7

Literacy Rate - Chhawala

The total literacy rate of Chhawala was 90.64% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 86.21% of Delhi. Population-wise, out of total 11,913 literates, males were 7,378 while females were 4,535. Also the male literacy rate was 95.94% and the female literacy rate was 83.17% in Chhawala.

  Chhawala Delhi
Female 83.17% 80.76%
Male 95.94% 90.94%
Total 90.64% 86.21%

Sex Ratio - Chhawala

The Sex Ratio of Chhawala is 708. Thus per every 1000 men there were 708 females in Chhawala. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 699 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 708 ) of Chhawala.

Child Population - Chhawala

According to Census 2011, there were 1,519 children between age 0 to 6 years in Chhawala. Out of which 894 were male while 625 were female.

Working Population - Chhawala

In Chhawala Census Town out of total population, 5,355 were engaged in work activities. 93.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 6.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 5,355 workers engaged in Main Work, 104 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 94 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 5,019 4,598 421
Cultivators 104 94 10
Agriculture Labourer 94 87 7
Household Industries 68 60 8
Other Workers 4,753 4,357 396
Marginal Workers 336 250 86
Non Working 9,307 3,736 5,571

Chhawala Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 133 14,662 81.3% 708

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