Choura Population, Caste, Working Data Gurdaspur, Punjab - Census 2011

Choura is a village situated in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 90 families residing in the village Choura. The total population of Choura is 538 out of which 296 are males and 242 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Choura is 818.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Choura village is 57 which is 11% of the total population. There are 40 male children and 17 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Choura is 425 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (818) of Choura village.

Population
538
Families
90
Literacy
77.96%
Sex Ratio
818

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Choura is 78%. Thus Choura village has higher literacy rate compared to 71.1% of Gurdaspur district. The male literacy rate is 78.91% and the female literacy rate is 76.89% in Choura village.

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

Choura Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 57 40 17
Literacy 77.96% 78.91% 76.89%
Scheduled Caste 32 16 16
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 163 94 69

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Choura village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Choura village out of total population, 81 were engaged in work activities. 90.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 81 workers engaged in Main Work, 65 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 5 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 73 70 3
Cultivators 65 62 3
Agriculture Labourer 5 5 0
Household Industries 1 1 0
Other Workers 2 2 0
Marginal Workers 8 7 1
Non Working 457 219 238

Nearby Villages to Choura,

Below are the list of villages near Choura village in Dera Baba Nanak.

Village Population
Behlolpur 634
Tapala 332
Ghuman 386
Talwandi Goraya 1,179
Haveli Khurd 147
Samrai 729
Haveli Kalan 430
Qadian Gujjran 601
Dharowali 1,269
Shahpur Goraya 1,690

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