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Chomon Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Jalandhar, Punjab - Census 2011

Chomon is a Census Town city situated in Jalandhar - I tehsil of Jalandhar district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 826 families residing in the Chomon city. The total population of Chomon is 3,704 out of which 1,956 are males and 1,748 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Chomon is 894.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chomon city is 424 which is 11% of the total population. There are 239 male children and 185 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chomon is 774 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (894).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Chomon is 83.8%. Thus Chomon has higher literacy rate compared to 82.5% of Jalandhar district. The male literacy rate is 88.53% and the female literacy rate is 78.63% in Chomon.

Chomon Census Town has total administration over 826 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.

Chomon Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 424 239 185
Literacy 83.8% 77.7% 70.3%
Scheduled Caste 2,090 1,088 1,002
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 955 436 519

Caste-wise Population - Chomon

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 56.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Chomon.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,090 1,088 1,002
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Chomon

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Chomon is 2,530 which is 68.3% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Chomon is 160 which is 4.32% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Chomon as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 2,530 (68.3%) 1,348 1,182
Muslim 160 (4.32%) 80 80
Christian 219 (5.91%) 122 97
Sikh 764 (20.63%) 395 369
Buddhist 1 (0.03%) 1 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 30 (0.81%) 10 20

Literacy Rate - Chomon

The total literacy rate of Chomon was 83.81% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 75.84% of Punjab. Population-wise, out of total 2,749 literates, males were 1,520 while females were 1,229. Also the male literacy rate was 88.53% and the female literacy rate was 78.63% in Chomon.

  Chomon Punjab
Female 78.63% 70.73%
Male 88.53% 80.44%
Total 83.81% 75.84%

Sex Ratio - Chomon

The Sex Ratio of Chomon is 894. Thus per every 1000 men there were 894 females in Chomon. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 774 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 894 ) of Chomon.

Child Population - Chomon

According to Census 2011, there were 424 children between age 0 to 6 years in Chomon. Out of which 239 were male while 185 were female.

Working Population - Chomon

In Chomon Census Town out of total population, 1,227 were engaged in work activities. 97.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 2.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,227 workers engaged in Main Work, 79 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 44 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,201 1,048 153
Cultivators 79 77 2
Agriculture Labourer 44 42 2
Household Industries 2 2 0
Other Workers 1,076 927 149
Marginal Workers 26 19 7
Non Working 2,477 889 1,588

Chomon Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 3,704 74.2% 894

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