Chhuriya Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh - Census 2011

Chhuriya is a Nagar Panchayat city situated in Chhuriya tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. The Chhuriya city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,034 families residing in the Chhuriya city. The total population of Chhuriya is 4,509 out of which 2,291 are males and 2,218 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Chhuriya is 968.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chhuriya city is 528 which is 12% of the total population. There are 261 male children and 267 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chhuriya is 1,023 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (968).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Chhuriya is 82.2%. Thus Chhuriya has higher literacy rate compared to 76% of Rajnandgaon district. The male literacy rate is 90.3% and the female literacy rate is 73.71% in Chhuriya.

Chhuriya Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 1,034 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Nagar Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Chhuriya Nagar Panchayat

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Chhuriya Nagar Panchayat.

Total Male Female
Children 528 261 267
Literacy 82.2% 80% 64.8%
Scheduled Caste 294 147 147
Scheduled Tribe 837 402 435
Illiterate 1,238 458 780

Caste-wise Population - Chhuriya

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 18.6% of total population in Chhuriya.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 294 147 147
Schedule Tribe 837 402 435

Religion-wise Population - Chhuriya

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Chhuriya is 3,701 which is 82.08% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Chhuriya is 641 which is 14.22% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Chhuriya as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 3,701 (82.08%) 1,889 1,812
Muslim 641 (14.22%) 324 317
Christian 12 (0.27%) 8 4
Sikh 23 (0.51%) 13 10
Buddhist 68 (1.51%) 28 40
Jain 44 (0.98%) 18 26
Other Religion 20 (0.44%) 11 9
No Religion Specified 0 (0%) 0 0

Literacy Rate - Chhuriya

The total literacy rate of Chhuriya was 82.17% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 70.28% of Chhattisgarh. Population-wise, out of total 3,271 literates, males were 1,833 while females were 1,438. Also the male literacy rate was 90.3% and the female literacy rate was 73.71% in Chhuriya.

  Chhuriya Chhattisgarh
Female 73.71% 60.24%
Male 90.3% 80.27%
Total 82.17% 70.28%

Sex Ratio - Chhuriya

The Sex Ratio of Chhuriya is 968. Thus per every 1000 men there were 968 females in Chhuriya. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,023 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 968 ) of Chhuriya.

Child Population - Chhuriya

According to Census 2011, there were 528 children between age 0 to 6 years in Chhuriya. Out of which 261 were male while 267 were female.

Working Population - Chhuriya

In Chhuriya Nagar Panchayat out of total population, 2,165 were engaged in work activities. 71.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 28.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,165 workers engaged in Main Work, 130 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 311 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,557 1,141 416
Cultivators 130 94 36
Agriculture Labourer 311 137 174
Household Industries 52 26 26
Other Workers 1,064 884 180
Marginal Workers 608 274 334
Non Working 2,344 876 1,468

Chhuriya Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Chhuriya is further divided into 15 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 445 66.3% 987
2 Ward No - 2 220 76.4% 1,178
3 Ward No - 3 361 81.2% 1,075
4 Ward No - 4 279 68.5% 1,197
5 Ward No - 5 247 79.4% 1,076
6 Ward No - 6 218 74.8% 1,158
7 Ward No - 7 223 77.1% 906
8 Ward No - 8 644 83.4% 498
9 Ward No - 9 226 67.7% 1,216
10 Ward No - 10 167 89.8% 1,012
11 Ward No - 11 305 70.8% 1,047
12 Ward No - 12 202 64.9% 1,244
13 Ward No - 13 348 62.9% 966
14 Ward No - 14 344 61.9% 1,123
15 Ward No - 15 280 62.1% 1,074

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