Chorda Population, Caste, Working Data Puruliya, West Bengal - Census 2011

Chorda is a village situated in Bagmundi block of Puruliya district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 546 families residing in the village Chorda. The total population of Chorda is 2,568 out of which 1,353 are males and 1,215 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Chorda is 898.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chorda village is 385 which is 15% of the total population. There are 190 male children and 195 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chorda is 1,026 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (898) of Chorda village.

Population
2,568
Families
546
Literacy
64.86%
Sex Ratio
898

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Chorda is 64.9%. Thus Chorda village has higher literacy rate compared to 55.5% of Puruliya district. The male literacy rate is 77.04% and the female literacy rate is 50.98% in Chorda village.

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

Chorda Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 385 190 195
Literacy 64.86% 77.04% 50.98%
Scheduled Caste 350 177 173
Scheduled Tribe 475 232 243
Illiterate 1,152 457 695

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 18.5% of total population in Chorda village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Chorda village out of total population, 1,135 were engaged in work activities. 61.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 38.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,135 workers engaged in Main Work, 223 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 171 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 700 663 37
Cultivators 223 222 1
Agriculture Labourer 171 151 20
Household Industries 155 153 2
Other Workers 151 137 14
Marginal Workers 435 83 352
Non Working 1,433 607 826

Nearby Villages to Chorda,

Below are the list of villages near Chorda village in Bagmundi.

Village Population
Dhundhikhap 304
Ghorabandha 3,274
Khirabera 442
Ghaghra 126
Baredi 1,056
Sarakdi 842
Kurupahar 113
Chano 298
Alkusi 67
Pratappur 629

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