Chopra Population, Caste, Working Data Gurdaspur, Punjab - Census 2011
Chopra is a village situated in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 176 families residing in the village Chopra. The total population of Chopra is 962 out of which 517 are males and 445 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Chopra is 861.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chopra village is 64 which is 7% of the total population. There are 33 male children and 31 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chopra is 939 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (861) of Chopra village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Chopra is 77.4%. Thus Chopra village has higher literacy rate compared to 71.1% of Gurdaspur district. The male literacy rate is 83.26% and the female literacy rate is 70.53% in Chopra village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Chopra village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Chopra Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Chopra village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 64 | 33 | 31 |
| Literacy | 77.39% | 83.26% | 70.53% |
| Scheduled Caste | 101 | 45 | 56 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 267 | 114 | 153 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Chopra village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Chopra village out of total population, 234 were engaged in work activities. 73.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 26.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 234 workers engaged in Main Work, 77 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 10 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 173 | 163 | 10 |
| Cultivators | 77 | 70 | 7 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 10 | 9 | 1 |
| Household Industries | 27 | 25 | 2 |
| Other Workers | 59 | 59 | 0 |
| Marginal Workers | 61 | 49 | 12 |
| Non Working | 728 | 305 | 423 |
Nearby Villages to Chopra,
Below are the list of villages near Chopra village in Gurdaspur.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Man | 1,134 |
| Chhawar Rian | 578 |
| Sidhwan | 698 |
| Kotli Sainian | 919 |
| Mare | 535 |
| Balra | 69 |
| Bakhatpur | 1,415 |
| Karal | 690 |
| Alawalpur | 1,265 |
| Fatehpur | 75 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Chopra, Gurdaspur, Punjab - Wikipedia