Chanan Population, Caste, Working Data Chamba, Himachal Pradesh - Census 2011

Chanan is a village situated in Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 86 families residing in the village Chanan. The total population of Chanan is 501 out of which 257 are males and 244 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Chanan is 949.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chanan village is 84 which is 17% of the total population. There are 38 male children and 46 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chanan is 1,211 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (949) of Chanan village.

Population
501
Families
86
Literacy
53.24%
Sex Ratio
949

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Chanan is 53.2%. Thus Chanan village has lower literacy rate compared to 62.4% of Chamba district. The male literacy rate is 64.38% and the female literacy rate is 40.91% in Chanan village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Chanan village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Chanan Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Chanan village.

Total Male Female
Children 84 38 46
Literacy 53.24% 64.38% 40.91%
Scheduled Caste 32 19 13
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 279 116 163

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Chanan village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Chanan village out of total population, 340 were engaged in work activities. 16.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 83.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 340 workers engaged in Main Work, 56 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 56 53 3
Cultivators 56 53 3
Marginal Workers 284 126 158
Non Working 161 78 83

Nearby Villages to Chanan,

Below are the list of villages near Chanan village in Chaurah.

Village Population
Charauri 707
Drabbar 588
Ladhan 584
Shohi 422
Kumarka 289
Gegana 199
Deola 302
Paleran 49
Katwar 678
Jandrah 198

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