Chekra Population, Caste, Working Data Banaskantha, Gujarat - Census 2011

Chekra is a village situated in Deesa taluka of Banaskantha district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 426 families residing in the village Chekra. The total population of Chekra is 2,243 out of which 1,190 are males and 1,053 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Chekra is 885.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Chekra village is 342 which is 15% of the total population. There are 179 male children and 163 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chekra is 911 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (885) of Chekra village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Chekra is 51.5%. Thus Chekra village has a lower literacy rate compared to 54.6% of Banaskantha district. The male literacy rate is 62.91% and the female literacy rate is 38.54% in Chekra village.

Population
2,243
Families
426
Literacy
51.5%
Sex Ratio
885

As of Mar 2016, the Sarpanch of Chekra village is PIRABHAI MASHRUBHAI RABARI. As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Chekra village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Chekra Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 342 179 163
Literacy 51.5% 62.91% 38.54%
Scheduled Caste 183 94 89
Scheduled Tribe 215 114 101
Illiterate 1,264 554 710

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 9.6% of total population in Chekra village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Chekra village out of total population, 1,295 were engaged in work activities. 90% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,295 workers engaged in Main Work, 448 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 250 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,166 661 505
Cultivators 448 401 47
Agriculture Labourer 250 152 98
Household Industries 18 13 5
Other Workers 450 95 355
Marginal Workers 129 21 108
Non Working 948 508 440

Map of Chekra, Banaskantha, Gujarat


Nearby Villages to Chekra, Deesa

Below are the list of villages near Chekra village in Deesa.

Village Population
Kuda 3,544
Kamoda 2,232
Jasara 3,183
Devsari 741
Vasna 2,278
Varan 5,557
Deka 1,264
Sherpura 4,397
Kamodi 2,553
Kunvara Padar 271

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