Chauk Population, Caste, Working Data Thane, Maharashtra - Census 2011
Chauk is a village situated in Jawhar taluka of Thane district in Maharashtra. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 267 families residing in the village Chauk. The total population of Chauk is 1,328 out of which 650 are males and 678 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Chauk is 1,043.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chauk village is 196 which is 15% of the total population. There are 102 male children and 94 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chauk is 922 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,043) of Chauk village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Chauk is 58.8%. Thus Chauk village has lower literacy rate compared to 74.4% of Thane district. The male literacy rate is 70.99% and the female literacy rate is 47.43% in Chauk village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Chauk village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Chauk Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Chauk village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 196 | 102 | 94 |
| Literacy | 58.83% | 70.99% | 47.43% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 1,317 | 642 | 675 |
| Illiterate | 662 | 261 | 401 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 99.2% of total population in Chauk village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Chauk village out of total population, 819 were engaged in work activities. 95.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 4.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 819 workers engaged in Main Work, 563 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 153 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 781 | 375 | 406 |
| Cultivators | 563 | 276 | 287 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 153 | 70 | 83 |
| Household Industries | 40 | 14 | 26 |
| Other Workers | 25 | 15 | 10 |
| Marginal Workers | 38 | 18 | 20 |
| Non Working | 509 | 257 | 252 |
Nearby Villages to Chauk,
Below are the list of villages near Chauk village in Jawhar.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Pathardi | 1,856 |
| Medhe | 355 |
| Dongarwadi | 872 |
| Khidse | 490 |
| Shivajinagar | 667 |
| Aine | 908 |
| Zap | 2,308 |
| Manmohadi | 277 |
| Rajewadi | 1,553 |
| Bhuritek | 867 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Chauk, Thane, Maharashtra - Wikipedia