Chahjar Population, Caste, Working Data Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir - Census 2011

Chahjar is a village situated in Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 46 families residing in the village Chahjar. The total population of Chahjar is 189 out of which 106 are males and 83 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Chahjar is 783.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chahjar village is 32 which is 17% of the total population. There are 21 male children and 11 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chahjar is 524 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (783) of Chahjar village.

Population
189
Families
46
Literacy
62.42%
Sex Ratio
783

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Chahjar is 62.4%. Thus Chahjar village has lower literacy rate compared to 74.3% of Jammu district. The male literacy rate is 72.94% and the female literacy rate is 50% in Chahjar village.

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

Chahjar Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 32 21 11
Literacy 62.42% 72.94% 50%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 29 17 12
Illiterate 91 44 47

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 15.3% of total population in Chahjar village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Chahjar village out of total population, 102 were engaged in work activities. 63.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 36.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 102 workers engaged in Main Work, 2 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 65 26 39
Cultivators 2 2 0
Other Workers 63 24 39
Marginal Workers 37 32 5
Non Working 87 48 39

Nearby Villages to Chahjar,

Below are the list of villages near Chahjar village in Akhnoor.

Village Population
Lahar 457
Jogiani 143
Thandi Choi 776
Basiara 664
Kitial Simbal 767
Jad 2,130
Bali 480
Bhalwal Brahmana 2,133
Kharah 1,497
Jomotian 746

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