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

Chauntra is a village situated in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 54 families residing in the village Chauntra. The total population of Chauntra is 301 out of which 150 are males and 151 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Chauntra is 1,007.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chauntra village is 42 which is 14% of the total population. There are 21 male children and 21 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chauntra is 1,000 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,007) of Chauntra village.

Population
301
Families
54
Literacy
71.43%
Sex Ratio
1,007

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Chauntra is 71.4%. Thus Chauntra village has higher literacy rate compared to 71.1% of Gurdaspur district. The male literacy rate is 79.07% and the female literacy rate is 63.85% in Chauntra village.

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

Chauntra Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 42 21 21
Literacy 71.43% 79.07% 63.85%
Scheduled Caste 45 22 23
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 116 48 68

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 15% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Chauntra village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Chauntra village out of total population, 88 were engaged in work activities. 96.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 3.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 88 workers engaged in Main Work, 60 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 16 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 85 82 3
Cultivators 60 58 2
Agriculture Labourer 16 16 0
Household Industries 2 2 0
Other Workers 7 6 1
Marginal Workers 3 3 0
Non Working 213 65 148

Nearby Villages to Chauntra,

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

Village Population
Salach 229
Shamsherpur 384
Chakri 98
Sandalpur 394
Miani Malahan 322
Thakarpur 329
Naushera 884
Gahlari 1,886
Mughlani Chak 274
Baupur Jattan 875

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