Chandwa Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Latehar, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Chandwa is a Census Town city situated in Chandwa block of Latehar district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 2,169 families residing in the Chandwa city. The total population of Chandwa is 12,046 out of which 6,191 are males and 5,855 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Chandwa is 946.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Chandwa city is 1852 which is 15% of the total population. There are 925 male children and 927 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chandwa is 1,002 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (946).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Chandwa is 77.6%. Thus Chandwa has a higher literacy rate compared to 59.5% of Latehar district. The male literacy rate is 83.55% and the female literacy rate is 71.14% in Chandwa.

Population
12,046
Literacy
77.6%
Sex Ratio
946

Chandwa Census Town has total administration over 2,169 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Chandwa Census Town

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Chandwa Census Town.

Total Male Female
Children 1,852 925 927
Literacy 77.6% 71.1% 59.9%
Scheduled Caste 1,413 728 685
Scheduled Tribe 2,591 1,264 1,327
Illiterate 4,140 1,791 2,349

Caste-wise Population - Chandwa

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 21.5% of total population in Chandwa.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,413 728 685
Schedule Tribe 2,591 1,264 1,327

Religion-wise Population - Chandwa

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Chandwa is 7,609 which is 63.17% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Chandwa is 2,320 which is 19.26% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Chandwa as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 7,609 (63.17%) 3,936 3,673
Muslim 2,320 (19.26%) 1,207 1,113
Christian 499 (4.14%) 252 247
Sikh 3 (0.02%) 2 1
Buddhist 1 (0.01%) 1 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 1,350 (11.21%) 661 689
No Religion Specified 264 (2.19%) 132 132

Literacy Rate - Chandwa

The total literacy rate of Chandwa was 77.56% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 66.41% of Jharkhand. Population-wise, out of total 7,906 literates, males were 4,400 while females were 3,506. Also the male literacy rate was 83.55% and the female literacy rate was 71.14% in Chandwa.

  Chandwa Jharkhand
Female 71.14% 55.42%
Male 83.55% 76.84%
Total 77.56% 66.41%

Sex Ratio - Chandwa

The Sex Ratio of Chandwa is 946. Thus per every 1000 men there were 946 females in Chandwa. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,002 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 946 ) of Chandwa.


Child Population - Chandwa

According to Census 2011, there were 1,852 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Chandwa. Out of which 925 were male while 927 were female.


Working Population - Chandwa

In Chandwa Census Town out of total population, 3,644 were engaged in work activities. 65.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 34.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,644 workers engaged in Main Work, 116 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 382 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,397 1,949 448
Cultivators 116 84 32
Agriculture Labourer 382 249 133
Household Industries 109 94 15
Other Workers 1,790 1,522 268
Marginal Workers 1,247 798 449
Non Working 8,402 3,444 4,958

Chandwa Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Chandwa is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 12,046 65.6% 946

Map of Chandwa, Latehar, Jharkhand


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