Chokhanda Population, Caste, Working Data Jamnagar, Gujarat - Census 2011

Chokhanda is a village situated in Bhanvad taluka of Jamnagar district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 597 families residing in the village Chokhanda. The total population of Chokhanda is 3,372 out of which 1,716 are males and 1,656 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Chokhanda is 965.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chokhanda village is 518 which is 15% of the total population. There are 275 male children and 243 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chokhanda is 884 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (965) of Chokhanda village.

Population
3,372
Families
597
Literacy
63.42%
Sex Ratio
965

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Chokhanda is 63.4%. Thus Chokhanda village has lower literacy rate compared to 64.7% of Jamnagar district. The male literacy rate is 71.76% and the female literacy rate is 54.92% in Chokhanda village.

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

Chokhanda Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 518 275 243
Literacy 63.42% 71.76% 54.92%
Scheduled Caste 53 21 32
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,562 682 880

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Chokhanda village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Chokhanda village out of total population, 1,321 were engaged in work activities. 80.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 19.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,321 workers engaged in Main Work, 775 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 207 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,069 1,011 58
Cultivators 775 741 34
Agriculture Labourer 207 194 13
Other Workers 87 76 11
Marginal Workers 252 42 210
Non Working 2,051 663 1,388

Nearby Villages to Chokhanda,

Below are the list of villages near Chokhanda village in Bhanvad.

Village Population
Jampar 1,909
Bhangor 4,257
Chandvad 584
Bhoriya 631
Gundla 1,000
Kabarka 1,443
Renta Kalavad 1,919
Shedhakhai 1,597
Morjhar 2,434
Sevak Devaliya 1,359

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