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

Chontha is a village situated in Bishungarh block of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 193 families residing in the village Chontha. The total population of Chontha is 1,207 out of which 601 are males and 606 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Chontha is 1,008.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chontha village is 211 which is 17% of the total population. There are 111 male children and 100 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chontha is 901 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,008) of Chontha village.

Population
1,207
Families
193
Literacy
66.57%
Sex Ratio
1,008

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Chontha is 66.6%. Thus Chontha village has higher literacy rate compared to 58.4% of Hazaribagh district. The male literacy rate is 78.78% and the female literacy rate is 54.74% 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 211 111 100
Literacy 66.57% 78.78% 54.74%
Scheduled Caste 316 154 162
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 544 215 329

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 26.2% 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, 472 were engaged in work activities. 31.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 68.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 472 workers engaged in Main Work, 114 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 21 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 147 83 64
Cultivators 114 62 52
Agriculture Labourer 21 14 7
Other Workers 12 7 5
Marginal Workers 325 225 100
Non Working 735 293 442

Nearby Villages to Chontha,

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

Village Population
Uprail Bodra 278
Bukna 1,012
Alkopi 354
Nawadih 1,097
Tanda 190
Beraharihara 2,446
Badikharna 768
Bakaspura 3,454
Ledi 88
Ramua 2,344

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