Chandwa Population, Caste, Working Data Katihar, Bihar - Census 2011

Chandwa is a village situated in Korha block of Katihar district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 654 families residing in the village Chandwa. The total population of Chandwa is 3,683 out of which 1,949 are males and 1,734 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Chandwa is 890.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chandwa village is 781 which is 21% of the total population. There are 416 male children and 365 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chandwa is 877 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (890) of Chandwa village.

Population
3,683
Families
654
Literacy
42.28%
Sex Ratio
890

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Chandwa is 42.3%. Thus Chandwa village has higher literacy rate compared to 41.7% of Katihar district. The male literacy rate is 49.9% and the female literacy rate is 33.75% in Chandwa village.

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

Chandwa Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 781 416 365
Literacy 42.28% 49.9% 33.75%
Scheduled Caste 794 404 390
Scheduled Tribe 808 440 368
Illiterate 2,456 1,184 1,272

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 21.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 21.9% of total population in Chandwa village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Chandwa village out of total population, 1,453 were engaged in work activities. 51.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 48.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,453 workers engaged in Main Work, 278 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 399 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 744 621 123
Cultivators 278 237 41
Agriculture Labourer 399 332 67
Household Industries 19 15 4
Other Workers 48 37 11
Marginal Workers 709 334 375
Non Working 2,230 994 1,236

Nearby Villages to Chandwa,

Below are the list of villages near Chandwa village in Korha.

Village Population
Kharkata 205
Binodpur 6,263
Dharmaili 4,865
Ramna Razi Ganj 3,383
Dighrisalempur 4,758
Khodna 3,152
Khiria 14,257
Rautara 9,042
Bargaon 176
Sadpur Rajuara 4,923

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