Chontha Population, Caste, Working Data Chatra, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Chontha is a village situated in Pathalgora block of Chatra district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 224 families residing in the village Chontha. The total population of Chontha is 1,040 out of which 550 are males and 490 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Chontha is 891.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chontha village is 159 which is 15% of the total population. There are 84 male children and 75 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chontha is 893 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (891) of Chontha village.

Population
1,040
Families
224
Literacy
67.76%
Sex Ratio
891

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Chontha is 67.8%. Thus Chontha village has higher literacy rate compared to 48.9% of Chatra district. The male literacy rate is 81.76% and the female literacy rate is 52.05% in Chontha village.

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

Chontha Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 159 84 75
Literacy 67.76% 81.76% 52.05%
Scheduled Caste 261 140 121
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 443 169 274

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 25.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Chontha village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Chontha village out of total population, 565 were engaged in work activities. 49.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 50.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 565 workers engaged in Main Work, 225 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 39 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 279 240 39
Cultivators 225 212 13
Agriculture Labourer 39 15 24
Other Workers 15 13 2
Marginal Workers 286 45 241
Non Working 475 265 210

Nearby Villages to Chontha,

Below are the list of villages near Chontha village in Pathalgora.

Village Population
Kuba 1,260
Maranga 366
Angara Kalan 277
Nawadih Damol 4,484
Meral 1,820
Bajobar 793
Meramgara 489
Belhar 1,382
Bahera 140
Dumi 600

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