Chauni Population, Caste, Working Data Katihar, Bihar - Census 2011
Chauni is a village situated in Kadwa block of Katihar district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 586 families residing in the village Chauni. The total population of Chauni is 2,748 out of which 1,385 are males and 1,363 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Chauni is 984.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chauni village is 689 which is 25% of the total population. There are 332 male children and 357 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chauni is 1,075 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (984) of Chauni village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Chauni is 42.9%. Thus Chauni village has higher literacy rate compared to 41.7% of Katihar district. The male literacy rate is 52.14% and the female literacy rate is 33.3% in Chauni village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Chauni village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Chauni Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Chauni village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 689 | 332 | 357 |
| Literacy | 42.93% | 52.14% | 33.3% |
| Scheduled Caste | 455 | 217 | 238 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 1,864 | 836 | 1,028 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Chauni village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Chauni village out of total population, 902 were engaged in work activities. 77.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 22.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 902 workers engaged in Main Work, 79 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 618 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 703 | 622 | 81 |
| Cultivators | 79 | 78 | 1 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 618 | 542 | 76 |
| Other Workers | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Marginal Workers | 199 | 8 | 191 |
| Non Working | 1,846 | 755 | 1,091 |
Nearby Villages to Chauni,
Below are the list of villages near Chauni village in Kadwa.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Chauni, Katihar, Bihar - Wikipedia