Chauhan Population, Caste, Working Data Amritsar, Punjab - Census 2011

Chauhan is a village situated in Amritsar -I tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 403 families residing in the village Chauhan. The total population of Chauhan is 2,142 out of which 1,129 are males and 1,013 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Chauhan is 897.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Chauhan village is 190 which is 9% of the total population. There are 106 male children and 84 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chauhan is 792 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (897) of Chauhan village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Chauhan is 69.3%. Thus Chauhan village has a higher literacy rate compared to 67.6% of Amritsar district. The male literacy rate is 74.49% and the female literacy rate is 63.62% in Chauhan village.

Population
2,142
Families
403
Literacy
69.31%
Sex Ratio
897

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

Chauhan Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 190 106 84
Literacy 69.31% 74.49% 63.62%
Scheduled Caste 1,090 570 520
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 789 367 422

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 50.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Chauhan village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Chauhan village out of total population, 824 were engaged in work activities. 71.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 28.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 824 workers engaged in Main Work, 161 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 276 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 590 513 77
Cultivators 161 149 12
Agriculture Labourer 276 233 43
Household Industries 17 17 0
Other Workers 136 114 22
Marginal Workers 234 95 139
Non Working 1,318 521 797

Map of Chauhan, Amritsar, Punjab


Nearby Villages to Chauhan, Amritsar -I

Below are the list of villages near Chauhan village in Amritsar -I.

Village Population
Balia Manjpur 2,181
Khela 678
Mallian 4,118
Taragarh 3,620
Gunowal 1,640
Dharar 3,704
Dhirekot 1,348
Jania 2,286
Bhamma 340
Nangal Guru 1,951

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