Chighar Population, Caste, Working Data Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh - Census 2011

Chighar is a village situated in Hamirpur tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 38 families residing in the village Chighar. The total population of Chighar is 169 out of which 79 are males and 90 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Chighar is 1,139.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chighar village is 20 which is 12% of the total population. There are 10 male children and 10 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chighar is 1,000 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,139) of Chighar village.

Population
169
Families
38
Literacy
93.29%
Sex Ratio
1,139

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Chighar is 93.3%. Thus Chighar village has higher literacy rate compared to 78.7% of Hamirpur district. The male literacy rate is 97.1% and the female literacy rate is 90% in Chighar village.

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

Chighar Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 20 10 10
Literacy 93.29% 97.1% 90%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 30 12 18

Caste Data as per Census 2011

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

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Chighar village out of total population, 90 were engaged in work activities. 38.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 61.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 90 workers engaged in Main Work, 0 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 35 31 4
Other Workers 35 31 4
Marginal Workers 55 7 48
Non Working 79 41 38

Nearby Villages to Chighar,

Below are the list of villages near Chighar village in Hamirpur.

Village Population
Darbeli 205
Bahl Bhalwalan 62
Chanwal 96
Rialari 213
Garahat 147
Dugnehra 178
Kohalri 45
Pandtehri 52
Kuthera Buhla 170
Jateri 728

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