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

Chelak is a village situated in Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 854 families residing in the village Chelak. The total population of Chelak is 4,541 out of which 2,346 are males and 2,195 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Chelak is 936.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chelak village is 563 which is 12% of the total population. There are 317 male children and 246 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chelak is 776 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (936) of Chelak village.

Population
4,541
Families
854
Literacy
74.96%
Sex Ratio
936

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Chelak is 75%. Thus Chelak village has higher literacy rate compared to 63.1% of Kathua district. The male literacy rate is 83.24% and the female literacy rate is 66.34% in Chelak village.

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

Chelak Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 563 317 246
Literacy 74.96% 83.24% 66.34%
Scheduled Caste 969 493 476
Scheduled Tribe 220 112 108
Illiterate 1,559 657 902

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 21.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 4.8% of total population in Chelak village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Chelak village out of total population, 1,304 were engaged in work activities. 62.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 37.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,304 workers engaged in Main Work, 191 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 204 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 816 765 51
Cultivators 191 187 4
Agriculture Labourer 204 199 5
Household Industries 14 13 1
Other Workers 407 366 41
Marginal Workers 488 461 27
Non Working 3,237 1,120 2,117

Nearby Villages to Chelak,

Below are the list of villages near Chelak village in Hiranagar.

Village Population
Dinga Amb 2,889
Koper 201
Mangloor 3,865
Kore Qasba 333
Katli 2,162
Dhalta 239
Chak Balunda 138
Said 931
Rakh Sarkar Sahllan 43
Maila 2,569

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