Chauka Population, Caste, Working Data Purnia, Bihar - Census 2011

Chauka is a village situated in Srinagar block of Purnia district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,319 families residing in the village Chauka. The total population of Chauka is 6,289 out of which 3,257 are males and 3,032 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Chauka is 931.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chauka village is 1384 which is 22% of the total population. There are 718 male children and 666 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chauka is 928 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (931) of Chauka village.

Population
6,289
Families
1,319
Literacy
48.73%
Sex Ratio
931

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Chauka is 48.7%. Thus Chauka village has higher literacy rate compared to 40.8% of Purnia district. The male literacy rate is 57.31% and the female literacy rate is 39.52% in Chauka village.

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

Chauka Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,384 718 666
Literacy 48.73% 57.31% 39.52%
Scheduled Caste 905 455 450
Scheduled Tribe 217 113 104
Illiterate 3,899 1,802 2,097

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 3.5% of total population in Chauka village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Chauka village out of total population, 2,612 were engaged in work activities. 64.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 35.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,612 workers engaged in Main Work, 409 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,145 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,673 1,169 504
Cultivators 409 331 78
Agriculture Labourer 1,145 762 383
Household Industries 44 17 27
Other Workers 75 59 16
Marginal Workers 939 404 535
Non Working 3,677 1,684 1,993

Nearby Villages to Chauka,

Below are the list of villages near Chauka village in Srinagar.

Village Population
Khunti Dhanaili Uria Bhag 153
Dhamaili 625
Khunti Dhanaili 16,288
Cinghia Bhagta 4,146
Bhag Pareag 2,479
Makhnaha 1,370
Basgarha 1,635
Khokha 19,277
Barana 185
Khokha 693

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