Chalana Population, Caste, Working Data Gondiya, Maharashtra - Census 2011
Chalana is a village situated in Arjuni Morgaon taluka of Gondiya district in Maharashtra. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 517 families residing in the village Chalana. The total population of Chalana is 2,156 out of which 1,089 are males and 1,067 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Chalana is 980.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chalana village is 248 which is 12% of the total population. There are 134 male children and 114 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chalana is 851 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (980) of Chalana village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Chalana is 81.5%. Thus Chalana village has higher literacy rate compared to 75.9% of Gondiya district. The male literacy rate is 90.05% and the female literacy rate is 72.93% in Chalana village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Chalana village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Chalana Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Chalana village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 248 | 134 | 114 |
| Literacy | 81.5% | 90.05% | 72.93% |
| Scheduled Caste | 274 | 140 | 134 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 252 | 129 | 123 |
| Illiterate | 601 | 229 | 372 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 11.7% of total population in Chalana village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Chalana village out of total population, 939 were engaged in work activities. 80.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 19.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 939 workers engaged in Main Work, 217 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 459 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 753 | 585 | 168 |
| Cultivators | 217 | 190 | 27 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 459 | 332 | 127 |
| Household Industries | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 66 | 52 | 14 |
| Marginal Workers | 186 | 85 | 101 |
| Non Working | 1,217 | 419 | 798 |
Nearby Villages to Chalana,
Below are the list of villages near Chalana village in Arjuni Morgaon.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Yerandi | 659 |
| Bakati | 1,910 |
| Somalpur | 773 |
| Gangezari | 1 |
| Siregaon | 1,696 |
| Bhiwakhidki | 1,658 |
| Gudhari | 947 |
| Chalana Khodaka | 852 |
| Parsodi | 1,086 |
| Pandharwani | 460 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Chalana, Gondiya, Maharashtra - Wikipedia