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Chohal Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Hoshiarpur, Punjab - Census 2011

Chohal is a Census Town city situated in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,814 families residing in the Chohal city. The total population of Chohal is 7,304 out of which 3,989 are males and 3,315 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Chohal is 831.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chohal city is 856 which is 12% of the total population. There are 438 male children and 418 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chohal is 954 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (831).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Chohal is 88.4%. Thus Chohal has higher literacy rate compared to 84.6% of Hoshiarpur district. The male literacy rate is 92.73% and the female literacy rate is 83.09% in Chohal.

Chohal Census Town has total administration over 1,814 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.

Chohal Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 856 438 418
Literacy 88.4% 82.6% 72.6%
Scheduled Caste 2,246 1,165 1,081
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,604 696 908

Caste-wise Population - Chohal

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 30.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Chohal.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,246 1,165 1,081
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Chohal

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Chohal is 6,841 which is 93.66% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Chohal is 95 which is 1.3% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Chohal as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 6,841 (93.66%) 3,747 3,094
Muslim 95 (1.3%) 48 47
Christian 19 (0.26%) 11 8
Sikh 336 (4.6%) 175 161
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 8 (0.11%) 5 3
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 5 (0.07%) 3 2

Literacy Rate - Chohal

The total literacy rate of Chohal was 88.4% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 75.84% of Punjab. Population-wise, out of total 5,700 literates, males were 3,293 while females were 2,407. Also the male literacy rate was 92.73% and the female literacy rate was 83.09% in Chohal.

  Chohal Punjab
Female 83.09% 70.73%
Male 92.73% 80.44%
Total 88.4% 75.84%

Sex Ratio - Chohal

The Sex Ratio of Chohal is 831. Thus per every 1000 men there were 831 females in Chohal. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 954 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 831 ) of Chohal.

Child Population - Chohal

According to Census 2011, there were 856 children between age 0 to 6 years in Chohal. Out of which 438 were male while 418 were female.

Working Population - Chohal

In Chohal Census Town out of total population, 2,522 were engaged in work activities. 91% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,522 workers engaged in Main Work, 50 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 31 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,295 2,109 186
Cultivators 50 27 23
Agriculture Labourer 31 22 9
Household Industries 12 11 1
Other Workers 2,202 2,049 153
Marginal Workers 227 123 104
Non Working 4,782 1,757 3,025

Chohal Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 7,304 78% 831

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