Chogawan Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Amritsar, Punjab - Census 2011

Chogawan is a Census Town city situated in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 1,100 families residing in the Chogawan city. The total population of Chogawan is 5,416 out of which 2,878 are males and 2,538 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Chogawan is 882.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Chogawan city is 633 which is 12% of the total population. There are 331 male children and 302 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chogawan is 912 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (882).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Chogawan is 77.1%. Thus Chogawan has a higher literacy rate compared to 76.3% of Amritsar district. The male literacy rate is 81.12% and the female literacy rate is 72.58% in Chogawan.

Population
5,416
Literacy
77.1%
Sex Ratio
882

Chogawan Census Town has total administration over 1,100 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.

Chogawan Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 633 331 302
Literacy 77.1% 71.8% 63.9%
Scheduled Caste 1,149 626 523
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,727 812 915

Caste-wise Population - Chogawan

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 21.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Chogawan.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,149 626 523
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Chogawan

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Chogawan is 838 which is 15.47% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Chogawan is 20 which is 0.37% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Chogawan as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 838 (15.47%) 461 377
Muslim 20 (0.37%) 13 7
Christian 88 (1.62%) 37 51
Sikh 4,439 (81.96%) 2,352 2,087
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 1 (0.02%) 1 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 30 (0.55%) 14 16

Literacy Rate - Chogawan

The total literacy rate of Chogawan was 77.13% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 75.84% of Punjab. Population-wise, out of total 3,689 literates, males were 2,066 while females were 1,623. Also the male literacy rate was 81.12% and the female literacy rate was 72.58% in Chogawan.

  Chogawan Punjab
Female 72.58% 70.73%
Male 81.12% 80.44%
Total 77.13% 75.84%

Sex Ratio - Chogawan

The Sex Ratio of Chogawan is 882. Thus per every 1000 men there were 882 females in Chogawan. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 912 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 882 ) of Chogawan.


Child Population - Chogawan

According to Census 2011, there were 633 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Chogawan. Out of which 331 were male while 302 were female.


Working Population - Chogawan

In Chogawan Census Town out of total population, 2,505 were engaged in work activities. 73.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 26.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,505 workers engaged in Main Work, 149 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 133 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,832 1,364 468
Cultivators 149 123 26
Agriculture Labourer 133 121 12
Household Industries 536 272 264
Other Workers 1,014 848 166
Marginal Workers 673 331 342
Non Working 2,911 1,183 1,728

Chogawan Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 5,416 68.1% 882

Map of Chogawan, Amritsar, Punjab


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