Chama Population, Caste, Working Data Gumla, Jharkhand - Census 2011
Chama is a village situated in Ghaghra block of Gumla district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 125 families residing in the village Chama. The total population of Chama is 725 out of which 356 are males and 369 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Chama is 1,037.
The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Chama village is 184 which is 25% of the total population. There are 88 male children and 96 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chama is 1,091 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,037) of Chama village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Chama is 43.3%. Thus Chama village has a lower literacy rate compared to 54.6% of Gumla district. The male literacy rate is 56.72% and the female literacy rate is 30.04% in Chama village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Chama village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Chama Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Chama village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 184 | 88 | 96 |
| Literacy | 43.25% | 56.72% | 30.04% |
| Scheduled Caste | 293 | 149 | 144 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 329 | 155 | 174 |
| Illiterate | 491 | 204 | 287 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 40.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 45.4% of total population in Chama village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Chama village out of total population, 381 were engaged in work activities. 33.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 66.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 381 workers engaged in Main Work, 76 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 19 were Agricultural labourers.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 127 | 86 | 41 |
| Cultivators | 76 | 45 | 31 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 19 | 14 | 5 |
| Household Industries | 24 | 21 | 3 |
| Other Workers | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| Marginal Workers | 254 | 112 | 142 |
| Non Working | 344 | 158 | 186 |
Map of Chama, Gumla, Jharkhand
Nearby Villages to Chama, Ghaghra
Below are the list of villages near Chama village in Ghaghra.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Leha | 593 |
| Mael | 673 |
| Chundri | 1,846 |
| Beti | 951 |
| Mahugaon | 643 |
| Dewaki | 4,498 |
| Icha | 1,433 |
| Itkiri | 662 |
| Burju | 467 |
| Nawadih | 367 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Chama, Gumla, Jharkhand - Wikipedia