Chahal Population, Caste, Working Data Faridkot, Punjab - Census 2011
Chahal is a village situated in Faridkot tehsil of Faridkot district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 839 families residing in the village Chahal. The total population of Chahal is 4,375 out of which 2,334 are males and 2,041 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Chahal is 874.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chahal village is 511 which is 12% of the total population. There are 270 male children and 241 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chahal is 893 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (874) of Chahal village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Chahal is 59%. Thus Chahal village has lower literacy rate compared to 61.7% of Faridkot district. The male literacy rate is 63.18% and the female literacy rate is 54.17% in Chahal village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Chahal village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Chahal Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Chahal village.
Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|
Children | 511 | 270 | 241 |
Literacy | 58.98% | 63.18% | 54.17% |
Scheduled Caste | 1,605 | 849 | 756 |
Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Illiterate | 2,096 | 1,030 | 1,066 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 36.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Chahal village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Chahal village out of total population, 1,547 were engaged in work activities. 87.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,547 workers engaged in Main Work, 394 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 205 were Agricultural labourer.
Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|
Main Workers | 1,351 | 1,187 | 164 |
Cultivators | 394 | 377 | 17 |
Agriculture Labourer | 205 | 182 | 23 |
Household Industries | 49 | 43 | 6 |
Other Workers | 703 | 585 | 118 |
Marginal Workers | 196 | 130 | 66 |
Non Working | 2,828 | 1,017 | 1,811 |
Nearby Villages to Chahal,
Below are the list of villages near Chahal village in Faridkot.
Village | Population |
---|---|
Tehna | 3,631 |
Bhana | 3,523 |
Pakka | 4,453 |
Dhudi | 4,165 |
Kaler | 1,365 |
Chak Dhudi | 641 |
Misriwala | 922 |
Mandwala | 1,114 |
Chand baja | 2,566 |
Dhulkot | 3,673 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Chahal, Faridkot, Punjab - Wikipedia