Chahal Population, Caste, Working Data Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab - Census 2011

Chahal is a village situated in Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 229 families residing in the village Chahal. The total population of Chahal is 1,207 out of which 630 are males and 577 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Chahal is 916.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chahal village is 155 which is 13% of the total population. There are 81 male children and 74 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chahal is 914 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (916) of Chahal village.

Population
1,207
Families
229
Literacy
79.94%
Sex Ratio
916

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Chahal is 79.9%. Thus Chahal village has higher literacy rate compared to 71.6% of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. The male literacy rate is 86.89% and the female literacy rate is 72.37% in Chahal village.

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

Chahal Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 155 81 74
Literacy 79.94% 86.89% 72.37%
Scheduled Caste 628 327 301
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 366 153 213

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 52% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Chahal village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Chahal village out of total population, 381 were engaged in work activities. 97.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 2.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 381 workers engaged in Main Work, 84 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 40 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 371 355 16
Cultivators 84 81 3
Agriculture Labourer 40 38 2
Household Industries 9 8 1
Other Workers 238 228 10
Marginal Workers 10 5 5
Non Working 826 270 556

Nearby Villages to Chahal,

Below are the list of villages near Chahal village in Balachaur.

Village Population
Kishanpur 439
Jalalpur 938
Bharthala 1,190
Kamalpur 213
Bir Sobhuwal 80
Fatehgarh Alias Sudha Majra 1,374
Jagtewal 420
Lohat 795
Ramgarh 435
Gahun 1,228

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