Chowtang Gaon Population, Caste, Working Data Jorhat, Assam - Census 2011

Chowtang Gaon is a village situated in Jorhat East circle of Jorhat district in Assam. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 484 families residing in the village Chowtang Gaon. The total population of Chowtang Gaon is 2,039 out of which 1,003 are males and 1,036 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Chowtang Gaon is 1,033.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chowtang Gaon village is 225 which is 11% of the total population. There are 98 male children and 127 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chowtang Gaon is 1,296 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,033) of Chowtang Gaon village.

Population
2,039
Families
484
Literacy
93.5%
Sex Ratio
1,033

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Chowtang Gaon is 93.5%. Thus Chowtang Gaon village has higher literacy rate compared to 72.8% of Jorhat district. The male literacy rate is 97.02% and the female literacy rate is 89.99% in Chowtang Gaon village.

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

Chowtang Gaon Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 225 98 127
Literacy 93.5% 97.02% 89.99%
Scheduled Caste 355 181 174
Scheduled Tribe 7 5 2
Illiterate 343 125 218

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 17.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.3% of total population in Chowtang Gaon village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Chowtang Gaon village out of total population, 583 were engaged in work activities. 52.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 47.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 583 workers engaged in Main Work, 22 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 6 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 304 261 43
Cultivators 22 19 3
Agriculture Labourer 6 6 0
Household Industries 21 16 5
Other Workers 255 220 35
Marginal Workers 279 221 58
Non Working 1,456 521 935

Nearby Villages to Chowtang Gaon,

Below are the list of villages near Chowtang Gaon village in Jorhat East.

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