Chahia Population, Caste, Working Data Gurdaspur, Punjab - Census 2011

Chahia is a village situated in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 141 families residing in the village Chahia. The total population of Chahia is 733 out of which 393 are males and 340 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Chahia is 865.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chahia village is 52 which is 7% of the total population. There are 29 male children and 23 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chahia is 793 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (865) of Chahia village.

Population
733
Families
141
Literacy
75.18%
Sex Ratio
865

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Chahia is 75.2%. Thus Chahia village has higher literacy rate compared to 71.1% of Gurdaspur district. The male literacy rate is 85.71% and the female literacy rate is 63.09% in Chahia village.

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

Chahia Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 52 29 23
Literacy 75.18% 85.71% 63.09%
Scheduled Caste 573 311 262
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 221 81 140

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 78.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Chahia village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Chahia village out of total population, 210 were engaged in work activities. 39.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 60.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 210 workers engaged in Main Work, 6 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 5 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 83 75 8
Cultivators 6 6 0
Agriculture Labourer 5 5 0
Household Industries 4 4 0
Other Workers 68 60 8
Marginal Workers 127 123 4
Non Working 523 195 328

Nearby Villages to Chahia,

Below are the list of villages near Chahia village in Gurdaspur.

Village Population
Halla 1,110
Barnala 1,119
Sadhu Chak 970
Gidar Windi 673
Bhukra 1,329
Keshopur 535
Hardo Bathwala 5,241
Matwan 863
Ali Chak 1,179
Dala 541

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