Chhotepur Population, Caste, Working Data Gurdaspur, Punjab - Census 2011
Chhotepur is a village situated in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 281 families residing in the village Chhotepur. The total population of Chhotepur is 1,440 out of which 752 are males and 688 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Chhotepur is 915.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chhotepur village is 168 which is 12% of the total population. There are 87 male children and 81 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chhotepur is 931 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (915) of Chhotepur village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Chhotepur is 82%. Thus Chhotepur village has higher literacy rate compared to 71.1% of Gurdaspur district. The male literacy rate is 85.56% and the female literacy rate is 78.09% in Chhotepur village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Chhotepur village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Chhotepur Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Chhotepur village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 168 | 87 | 81 |
| Literacy | 82% | 85.56% | 78.09% |
| Scheduled Caste | 924 | 489 | 435 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 397 | 183 | 214 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 64.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Chhotepur village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Chhotepur village out of total population, 406 were engaged in work activities. 95.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 4.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 406 workers engaged in Main Work, 15 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 388 | 341 | 47 |
| Cultivators | 15 | 10 | 5 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Household Industries | 19 | 17 | 2 |
| Other Workers | 353 | 314 | 39 |
| Marginal Workers | 18 | 13 | 5 |
| Non Working | 1,034 | 398 | 636 |
Nearby Villages to Chhotepur,
Below are the list of villages near Chhotepur village in Pathankot.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Paddian Lahri | 774 |
| Gandran Lahri | 2,574 |
| Kahanpur | 2,745 |
| Nihalpur | 181 |
| Gosainpur | 1,209 |
| Bhanwal | 2,283 |
| Kingarian | 17 |
| Bheri Bazurg | 798 |
| Chak Madho Singh | 776 |
| Mirzapur | 1,457 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Chhotepur, Gurdaspur, Punjab - Wikipedia