Chowkham Population, Caste, Working Data Dhemaji, Assam - Census 2011
Chowkham is a village situated in Dhemaji circle of Dhemaji district in Assam. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 195 families residing in the village Chowkham. The total population of Chowkham is 868 out of which 435 are males and 433 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Chowkham is 995.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chowkham village is 98 which is 11% of the total population. There are 53 male children and 45 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chowkham is 849 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (995) of Chowkham village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Chowkham is 88.7%. Thus Chowkham village has higher literacy rate compared to 61.7% of Dhemaji district. The male literacy rate is 93.98% and the female literacy rate is 83.51% in Chowkham village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Chowkham village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Chowkham Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Chowkham village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 98 | 53 | 45 |
| Literacy | 88.7% | 93.98% | 83.51% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 185 | 76 | 109 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Chowkham village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Chowkham village out of total population, 424 were engaged in work activities. 99.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 0.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 424 workers engaged in Main Work, 286 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 31 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 422 | 231 | 191 |
| Cultivators | 286 | 144 | 142 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 31 | 2 | 29 |
| Household Industries | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 103 | 83 | 20 |
| Marginal Workers | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Non Working | 444 | 204 | 240 |
Nearby Villages to Chowkham,
Below are the list of villages near Chowkham village in Dhemaji.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Amguri Jamuguri | 102 |
| Singari Bil | 98 |
| No.1 Borachira | 368 |
| Gohain Bari Chapori | 683 |
| No.2 Ghilaguri | 264 |
| Nimati Chuk Gaon | 829 |
| Tangana Para Nepali | 258 |
| No.1 Gohain | 1,206 |
| Gowal | 223 |
| Bakal | 1,193 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Chowkham, Dhemaji, Assam - Wikipedia