Chekhala Population, Caste, Working Data Banaskantha, Gujarat - Census 2011

Chekhala is a village situated in Palanpur taluka of Banaskantha district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 145 families residing in the village Chekhala. The total population of Chekhala is 888 out of which 449 are males and 439 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Chekhala is 978.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chekhala village is 134 which is 15% of the total population. There are 75 male children and 59 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chekhala is 787 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (978) of Chekhala village.

Population
888
Families
145
Literacy
54.38%
Sex Ratio
978

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Chekhala is 54.4%. Thus Chekhala village has lower literacy rate compared to 54.6% of Banaskantha district. The male literacy rate is 66.04% and the female literacy rate is 42.89% in Chekhala village.

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

Chekhala Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 134 75 59
Literacy 54.38% 66.04% 42.89%
Scheduled Caste 84 36 48
Scheduled Tribe 197 104 93
Illiterate 478 202 276

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 22.2% of total population in Chekhala village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Chekhala village out of total population, 269 were engaged in work activities. 84.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 15.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 269 workers engaged in Main Work, 110 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 112 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 228 212 16
Cultivators 110 107 3
Agriculture Labourer 112 99 13
Other Workers 6 6 0
Marginal Workers 41 10 31
Non Working 619 227 392

Nearby Villages to Chekhala,

Below are the list of villages near Chekhala village in Palanpur.

Village Population
Juvol 471
Rampura 1,670
Ranawas 1,407
Bhatamal Nani 885
Jorapura Bhakhar 564
Akedi 1,014
Badarpura 928
Vadhana 2,018
Madana 4,546
Kotda 1,549

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