Chas Population, Caste, Working Data Ahmadnagar, Maharashtra - Census 2011
Chas is a village situated in Kopargaon taluka of Ahmadnagar district in Maharashtra. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 792 families residing in the village Chas. The total population of Chas is 3,893 out of which 1,973 are males and 1,920 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Chas is 973.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chas village is 541 which is 14% of the total population. There are 296 male children and 245 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chas is 828 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (973) of Chas village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Chas is 75%. Thus Chas village has higher literacy rate compared to 69.4% of Ahmadnagar district. The male literacy rate is 82.47% and the female literacy rate is 67.52% in Chas village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Chas village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Chas Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Chas village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 541 | 296 | 245 |
| Literacy | 75% | 82.47% | 67.52% |
| Scheduled Caste | 364 | 183 | 181 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 1,044 | 517 | 527 |
| Illiterate | 1,379 | 590 | 789 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 26.8% of total population in Chas village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Chas village out of total population, 1,816 were engaged in work activities. 98.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 1.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,816 workers engaged in Main Work, 480 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,024 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 1,781 | 1,091 | 690 |
| Cultivators | 480 | 390 | 90 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 1,024 | 489 | 535 |
| Household Industries | 37 | 19 | 18 |
| Other Workers | 240 | 193 | 47 |
| Marginal Workers | 35 | 21 | 14 |
| Non Working | 2,077 | 861 | 1,216 |
Nearby Villages to Chas,
Below are the list of villages near Chas village in Kopargaon.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Manjur | 2,779 |
| Baktarpur | 1,375 |
| Velapur | 3,027 |
| Vadgaon | 1,460 |
| Suregaon | 12,230 |
| Handewadi | 911 |
| Kolpewadi | 5,449 |
| Karwadi | 2,850 |
| Mahegaon Deshmukh | 4,146 |
| Shahajapur | 2,343 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Chas, Ahmadnagar, Maharashtra - Wikipedia