Chekonidhara Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Jorhat, Assam - Census 2011

Chekonidhara is a Census Town city situated in Jorhat East circle of Jorhat district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,182 families residing in the Chekonidhara city. The total population of Chekonidhara is 9,026 out of which 4,510 are males and 4,516 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Chekonidhara is 1,001.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chekonidhara city is 743 which is 8% of the total population. There are 393 male children and 350 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chekonidhara is 891 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,001).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Chekonidhara is 95.6%. Thus Chekonidhara has higher literacy rate compared to 82.1% of Jorhat district. The male literacy rate is 96.94% and the female literacy rate is 94.24% in Chekonidhara.

Chekonidhara Census Town has total administration over 2,182 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Chekonidhara Census Town

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Chekonidhara Census Town.

Total Male Female
Children 743 393 350
Literacy 95.6% 88.5% 86.9%
Scheduled Caste 124 62 62
Scheduled Tribe 340 180 160
Illiterate 1,109 519 590

Caste-wise Population - Chekonidhara

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 3.8% of total population in Chekonidhara.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 124 62 62
Schedule Tribe 340 180 160

Religion-wise Population - Chekonidhara

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Chekonidhara is 7,456 which is 82.61% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Chekonidhara is 770 which is 8.53% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Chekonidhara as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 7,456 (82.61%) 3,742 3,714
Muslim 770 (8.53%) 377 393
Christian 207 (2.29%) 100 107
Sikh 394 (4.37%) 198 196
Buddhist 120 (1.33%) 57 63
Jain 30 (0.33%) 14 16
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 49 (0.54%) 22 27

Literacy Rate - Chekonidhara

The total literacy rate of Chekonidhara was 95.58% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 72.19% of Assam. Population-wise, out of total 7,917 literates, males were 3,991 while females were 3,926. Also the male literacy rate was 96.94% and the female literacy rate was 94.24% in Chekonidhara.

  Chekonidhara Assam
Female 94.24% 66.27%
Male 96.94% 77.85%
Total 95.58% 72.19%

Sex Ratio - Chekonidhara

The Sex Ratio of Chekonidhara is 1,001. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,001 females in Chekonidhara. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 891 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,001 ) of Chekonidhara.

Child Population - Chekonidhara

According to Census 2011, there were 743 children between age 0 to 6 years in Chekonidhara. Out of which 393 were male while 350 were female.

Working Population - Chekonidhara

In Chekonidhara Census Town out of total population, 3,433 were engaged in work activities. 83.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 16.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,433 workers engaged in Main Work, 12 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 18 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,869 2,230 639
Cultivators 12 9 3
Agriculture Labourer 18 14 4
Household Industries 103 77 26
Other Workers 2,736 2,130 606
Marginal Workers 564 303 261
Non Working 5,593 1,977 3,616

Chekonidhara Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Chekonidhara is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 9,026 87.7% 1,001

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