Chikhla Population, Caste, Working Data Valsad, Gujarat - Census 2011

Chikhla is a village situated in Valsad taluka of Valsad district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 651 families residing in the village Chikhla. The total population of Chikhla is 2,825 out of which 1,494 are males and 1,331 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Chikhla is 891.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chikhla village is 217 which is 8% of the total population. There are 117 male children and 100 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chikhla is 855 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (891) of Chikhla village.

Population
2,825
Families
651
Literacy
90.3%
Sex Ratio
891

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Chikhla is 90.3%. Thus Chikhla village has higher literacy rate compared to 68.6% of Valsad district. The male literacy rate is 94.26% and the female literacy rate is 85.87% in Chikhla village.

As of Mar 2016, the Sarpanch of Chikhla village is . As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Chikhla village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Chikhla Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 217 117 100
Literacy 90.3% 94.26% 85.87%
Scheduled Caste 117 68 49
Scheduled Tribe 971 486 485
Illiterate 470 196 274

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 4.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 34.4% of total population in Chikhla village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Chikhla village out of total population, 1,256 were engaged in work activities. 88.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 11.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,256 workers engaged in Main Work, 295 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 216 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,114 761 353
Cultivators 295 244 51
Agriculture Labourer 216 138 78
Household Industries 31 29 2
Other Workers 572 350 222
Marginal Workers 142 69 73
Non Working 1,569 664 905

Nearby Villages to Chikhla,

Below are the list of villages near Chikhla village in Valsad.

Village Population
Sarodhi 1,813
Bhadeli Jagalala 9,133
Kundi 2,642
Bhadeli Desai Party 1,262
Endergota 1,356
Lilapore 2,971
Dhanori 3,669
Saron 1,732
Tighara 1,844
Khajurdi 2,095

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