Chogan Population, Caste, Working Data Kangra, Himachal Pradesh - Census 2011

Chogan is a village situated in Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 547 families residing in the village Chogan. The total population of Chogan is 2,520 out of which 1,384 are males and 1,136 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Chogan is 821.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chogan village is 215 which is 9% of the total population. There are 102 male children and 113 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chogan is 1,108 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (821) of Chogan village.

Population
2,520
Families
547
Literacy
73.02%
Sex Ratio
821

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Chogan is 73%. Thus Chogan village has lower literacy rate compared to 76.3% of Kangra district. The male literacy rate is 78.78% and the female literacy rate is 65.79% in Chogan village.

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

Chogan Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 215 102 113
Literacy 73.02% 78.78% 65.79%
Scheduled Caste 93 45 48
Scheduled Tribe 12 8 4
Illiterate 837 374 463

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 3.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.5% of total population in Chogan village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Chogan village out of total population, 961 were engaged in work activities. 73.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 26.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 961 workers engaged in Main Work, 145 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 7 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 705 431 274
Cultivators 145 61 84
Agriculture Labourer 7 2 5
Household Industries 26 13 13
Other Workers 527 355 172
Marginal Workers 256 120 136
Non Working 1,559 833 726

Nearby Villages to Chogan,

Below are the list of villages near Chogan village in Baijnath.

Village Population
Suja 597
Kotli 1,104
Keori 1,196
Gunehr 1,228
Bharag 196
Biling 261
Bhattu Uparla 410
Bir Khas 1,334
Bhattu Buhla 794
Bari 71

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