Chingam Population, Caste, Working Data Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir - Census 2011

Chingam is a village situated in Chhatroo tehsil of Kishtwar district in Jammu and Kashmir. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 969 families residing in the village Chingam. The total population of Chingam is 4,717 out of which 2,419 are males and 2,298 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Chingam is 950.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chingam village is 848 which is 18% of the total population. There are 407 male children and 441 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chingam is 1,084 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (950) of Chingam village.

Population
4,717
Families
969
Literacy
39%
Sex Ratio
950

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Chingam is 39%. Thus Chingam village has lower literacy rate compared to 46.6% of Kishtwar district. The male literacy rate is 49.65% and the female literacy rate is 27.46% in Chingam village.

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

Chingam Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 848 407 441
Literacy 39% 49.65% 27.46%
Scheduled Caste 196 103 93
Scheduled Tribe 1,074 581 493
Illiterate 3,208 1,420 1,788

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 4.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 22.8% of total population in Chingam village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Chingam village out of total population, 1,755 were engaged in work activities. 24.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 75.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,755 workers engaged in Main Work, 11 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 62 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 434 401 33
Cultivators 11 11 0
Agriculture Labourer 62 60 2
Household Industries 4 4 0
Other Workers 357 326 31
Marginal Workers 1,321 814 507
Non Working 2,962 1,204 1,758

Nearby Villages to Chingam,

Below are the list of villages near Chingam village in Chhatroo.

Village Population
Bhata 1,079
Indarwal 5,512
Tagood 2,611
Chhatroo 6,944
Dichar 329
Sigdee 5,807
Mool Chetar 3,121
Udil Gojran 758
Kuchal 4,688
Rahalthal 2,835

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