Channighat Population, Caste, Working Data Cachar, Assam - Census 2011
Channighat is a village situated in Sonai circle of Cachar district in Assam. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 752 families residing in the village Channighat. The total population of Channighat is 3,604 out of which 1,836 are males and 1,768 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Channighat is 963.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Channighat village is 560 which is 16% of the total population. There are 276 male children and 284 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Channighat is 1,029 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (963) of Channighat village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Channighat is 82.6%. Thus Channighat village has higher literacy rate compared to 67.6% of Cachar district. The male literacy rate is 86.09% and the female literacy rate is 78.84% in Channighat village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Channighat village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Channighat Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Channighat village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 560 | 276 | 284 |
| Literacy | 82.56% | 86.09% | 78.84% |
| Scheduled Caste | 1,887 | 977 | 910 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 13 | 6 | 7 |
| Illiterate | 1,091 | 493 | 598 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 52.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.4% of total population in Channighat village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Channighat village out of total population, 1,236 were engaged in work activities. 76.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 23.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,236 workers engaged in Main Work, 267 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 99 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 945 | 834 | 111 |
| Cultivators | 267 | 243 | 24 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 99 | 91 | 8 |
| Household Industries | 19 | 14 | 5 |
| Other Workers | 560 | 486 | 74 |
| Marginal Workers | 291 | 165 | 126 |
| Non Working | 2,368 | 837 | 1,531 |
Nearby Villages to Channighat,
Below are the list of villages near Channighat village in Sonai.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Frenchnagar | 1,870 |
| Aradhanpur | 864 |
| Howaithang | 3,402 |
| Rajgobindapur | 1,312 |
| Laylapur | 1,353 |
| Saraspur | 386 |
| Joydhanpur | 2,477 |
| Khashpur | 1,240 |
| Rajghat | 4,709 |
| Raraipunjee | 638 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Channighat, Cachar, Assam - Wikipedia