Chanwath Population, Caste, Working Data Buxar, Bihar - Census 2011

Chanwath is a village situated in Nawanagar block of Buxar district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 531 families residing in the village Chanwath. The total population of Chanwath is 3,496 out of which 1,773 are males and 1,723 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Chanwath is 972.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Chanwath village is 548 which is 16% of the total population. There are 282 male children and 266 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chanwath is 943 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (972) of Chanwath village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Chanwath is 69.9%. Thus Chanwath village has a higher literacy rate compared to 58% of Buxar district. The male literacy rate is 87.86% and the female literacy rate is 51.48% in Chanwath village.

Population
3,496
Families
531
Literacy
69.88%
Sex Ratio
972

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Chanwath village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Chanwath Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Chanwath village.

Total Male Female
Children 548 282 266
Literacy 69.88% 87.86% 51.48%
Scheduled Caste 510 269 241
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,436 463 973

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Chanwath village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Chanwath village out of total population, 1,319 were engaged in work activities. 42.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 57.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,319 workers engaged in Main Work, 346 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 158 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 557 425 132
Cultivators 346 277 69
Agriculture Labourer 158 103 55
Household Industries 3 3 0
Other Workers 50 42 8
Marginal Workers 762 391 371
Non Working 2,177 957 1,220

Map of Chanwath, Buxar, Bihar


Nearby Villages to Chanwath, Nawanagar

Below are the list of villages near Chanwath village in Nawanagar.

Village Population
Baraon 11,473
Pawanrpur 1,206
Waina 5,335
Dihupur 642
Paniari 1,340
Nokhpur 707
Barhauna 351
Basdewa 1,569
Sara 1,368
Athar 7,779

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