Chorkhana Population, Caste, Working Data Koch Bihar, West Bengal - Census 2011

Chorkhana is a village situated in Sitai block of Koch Bihar district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 232 families residing in the village Chorkhana. The total population of Chorkhana is 896 out of which 444 are males and 452 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Chorkhana is 1,018.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chorkhana village is 96 which is 11% of the total population. There are 52 male children and 44 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chorkhana is 846 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,018) of Chorkhana village.

Population
896
Families
232
Literacy
54.75%
Sex Ratio
1,018

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Chorkhana is 54.8%. Thus Chorkhana village has lower literacy rate compared to 65.6% of Koch Bihar district. The male literacy rate is 59.69% and the female literacy rate is 50% in Chorkhana village.

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

Chorkhana Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 96 52 44
Literacy 54.75% 59.69% 50%
Scheduled Caste 888 440 448
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 458 210 248

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 99.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Chorkhana village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Chorkhana village out of total population, 499 were engaged in work activities. 40.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 59.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 499 workers engaged in Main Work, 123 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 45 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 200 156 44
Cultivators 123 101 22
Agriculture Labourer 45 28 17
Household Industries 5 4 1
Other Workers 27 23 4
Marginal Workers 299 141 158
Non Working 397 147 250

Nearby Villages to Chorkhana,

Below are the list of villages near Chorkhana village in Sitai.

Village Population
Chamta 9,469
Kaimari 761
Atharajani 2,186
Bathar 3,487
Anandaran Singimari 3,160
Chhat Singimari 1,409
Tamaguri 1,173
Nakarjan 1,616
Satimari 224
Padmamari 514

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