Chela Population, Caste, Working Data Hoshiarpur, Punjab - Census 2011
Chela is a village situated in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 161 families residing in the village Chela. The total population of Chela is 741 out of which 355 are males and 386 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Chela is 1,087.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chela village is 75 which is 10% of the total population. There are 34 male children and 41 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chela is 1,206 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,087) of Chela village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Chela is 86.8%. Thus Chela village has higher literacy rate compared to 75.6% of Hoshiarpur district. The male literacy rate is 90.65% and the female literacy rate is 83.19% in Chela village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Chela village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Chela Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Chela village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 75 | 34 | 41 |
| Literacy | 86.79% | 90.65% | 83.19% |
| Scheduled Caste | 246 | 126 | 120 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 163 | 64 | 99 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 33.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Chela village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Chela village out of total population, 207 were engaged in work activities. 97.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 2.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 207 workers engaged in Main Work, 78 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 47 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 201 | 193 | 8 |
| Cultivators | 78 | 75 | 3 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 47 | 46 | 1 |
| Household Industries | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 71 | 67 | 4 |
| Marginal Workers | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Non Working | 534 | 159 | 375 |
Nearby Villages to Chela,
Below are the list of villages near Chela village in Garhshankar.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Data | 440 |
| Makhsuspur | 1,039 |
| Pandori Ganga Singh | 1,006 |
| Ispur | 1,014 |
| Panjaur | 2,581 |
| Alawalpur | 764 |
| Nadalon | 2,718 |
| Bhana | 355 |
| Chahar | 212 |
| Laksihan | 1,160 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Chela, Hoshiarpur, Punjab - Wikipedia