Chotcholja Population, Caste, Working Data East Garo Hills, Meghalaya - Census 2011

Chotcholja is a village situated in Kharkutta block of East Garo Hills district in Meghalaya. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 258 families residing in the village Chotcholja. The total population of Chotcholja is 1,462 out of which 696 are males and 766 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Chotcholja is 1,101.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chotcholja village is 202 which is 14% of the total population. There are 98 male children and 104 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chotcholja is 1,061 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,101) of Chotcholja village.

Population
1,462
Families
258
Literacy
87.22%
Sex Ratio
1,101

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Chotcholja is 87.2%. Thus Chotcholja village has higher literacy rate compared to 60.4% of East Garo Hills district. The male literacy rate is 88.13% and the female literacy rate is 86.4% in Chotcholja village.

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

Chotcholja Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 202 98 104
Literacy 87.22% 88.13% 86.4%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 1,425 673 752
Illiterate 363 169 194

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 97.5% of total population in Chotcholja village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Chotcholja village out of total population, 532 were engaged in work activities. 50% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 50% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 532 workers engaged in Main Work, 89 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 88 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 266 214 52
Cultivators 89 68 21
Agriculture Labourer 88 72 16
Other Workers 89 74 15
Marginal Workers 266 89 177
Non Working 930 393 537

Nearby Villages to Chotcholja,

Below are the list of villages near Chotcholja village in Kharkutta.

Village Population
Dilkang 244
Imsambal 304
Jalkim 355
Baranggittim 57
Chiwa Adapgittim 52
Dobanggal 152
Kejugittim 141
Athiabari 162
Badaka Reserve 100
Jegalpara 195

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