Chikania Population, Caste, Working Data Dhanbad, Jharkhand - Census 2011
Chikania is a village situated in Gobindpur block of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 22 families residing in the village Chikania. The total population of Chikania is 117 out of which 67 are males and 50 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Chikania is 746.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chikania village is 17 which is 15% of the total population. There are 12 male children and 5 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chikania is 417 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (746) of Chikania village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Chikania is 41%. Thus Chikania village has lower literacy rate compared to 64.2% of Dhanbad district. The male literacy rate is 54.55% and the female literacy rate is 24.44% in Chikania village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Chikania village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Chikania Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Chikania village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 17 | 12 | 5 |
| Literacy | 41% | 54.55% | 24.44% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 110 | 63 | 47 |
| Illiterate | 76 | 37 | 39 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 94% of total population in Chikania village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Chikania village out of total population, 42 were engaged in work activities. 90.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 42 workers engaged in Main Work, 0 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 38 | 31 | 7 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Household Industries | 16 | 14 | 2 |
| Other Workers | 20 | 15 | 5 |
| Marginal Workers | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Non Working | 75 | 33 | 42 |
Nearby Villages to Chikania,
Below are the list of villages near Chikania village in Gobindpur.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Behachia | 788 |
| Manaidi | 641 |
| Jhilua | 82 |
| Ghorabandh | 188 |
| Saraidaha | 35 |
| Dharampur | 351 |
| Kankarchhuri | 288 |
| Tilaiya | 1,171 |
| Jamua | 546 |
| Pargho | 358 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Chikania, Dhanbad, Jharkhand - Wikipedia