Chak Handa Population, Caste, Working Data Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir - Census 2011

Chak Handa is a village situated in Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 158 families residing in the village Chak Handa. The total population of Chak Handa is 862 out of which 445 are males and 417 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Chak Handa is 937.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chak Handa village is 138 which is 16% of the total population. There are 84 male children and 54 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chak Handa is 643 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (937) of Chak Handa village.

Population
862
Families
158
Literacy
63.81%
Sex Ratio
937

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Chak Handa is 63.8%. Thus Chak Handa village has higher literacy rate compared to 63.1% of Kathua district. The male literacy rate is 72.3% and the female literacy rate is 55.37% in Chak Handa village.

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

Chak Handa Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 138 84 54
Literacy 63.81% 72.3% 55.37%
Scheduled Caste 1 1 0
Scheduled Tribe 473 242 231
Illiterate 400 184 216

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 54.9% of total population in Chak Handa village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Chak Handa village out of total population, 346 were engaged in work activities. 61.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 38.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 346 workers engaged in Main Work, 62 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 11 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 213 205 8
Cultivators 62 61 1
Agriculture Labourer 11 11 0
Household Industries 1 1 0
Other Workers 139 132 7
Marginal Workers 133 42 91
Non Working 516 198 318

Nearby Villages to Chak Handa,

Below are the list of villages near Chak Handa village in Hiranagar.

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