Chahar Population, Caste, Working Data Hoshiarpur, Punjab - Census 2011
Chahar is a village situated in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 46 families residing in the village Chahar. The total population of Chahar is 212 out of which 113 are males and 99 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Chahar is 876.
The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Chahar village is 35 which is 17% of the total population. There are 21 male children and 14 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chahar is 667 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (876) of Chahar village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Chahar is 87.6%. Thus Chahar village has a higher literacy rate compared to 75.6% of Hoshiarpur district. The male literacy rate is 92.39% and the female literacy rate is 82.35% in Chahar village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Chahar village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Chahar Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Chahar village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 35 | 21 | 14 |
| Literacy | 87.57% | 92.39% | 82.35% |
| Scheduled Caste | 124 | 67 | 57 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 57 | 28 | 29 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 58.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Chahar village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Chahar village out of total population, 70 were engaged in work activities. 98.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 1.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 70 workers engaged in Main Work, 11 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourers.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 69 | 47 | 22 |
| Cultivators | 11 | 9 | 2 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 57 | 37 | 20 |
| Marginal Workers | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Non Working | 142 | 66 | 76 |
Map of Chahar, Hoshiarpur, Punjab
Nearby Villages to Chahar, Garhshankar
Below are the list of villages near Chahar village in Garhshankar.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Todarpur Urf Theh Pachrali | 2,075 |
| Nadalon | 2,718 |
| Jalwehra | 616 |
| Panjaur | 2,581 |
| Thandal | 193 |
| Pandori Ganga Singh | 1,006 |
| Nangal | 498 |
| Data | 440 |
| Ajnoha | 2,530 |
| Chela | 741 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Chahar, Hoshiarpur, Punjab - Wikipedia