Chhokran Population, Caste, Working Data Jalandhar, Punjab - Census 2011

Chhokran is a village situated in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 506 families residing in the village Chhokran. The total population of Chhokran is 2,298 out of which 1,179 are males and 1,119 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Chhokran is 949.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Chhokran village is 209 which is 9% of the total population. There are 111 male children and 98 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chhokran is 883 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (949) of Chhokran village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Chhokran is 80.3%. Thus Chhokran village has a higher literacy rate compared to 74% of Jalandhar district. The male literacy rate is 85.02% and the female literacy rate is 75.42% in Chhokran village.

Population
2,298
Families
506
Literacy
80.33%
Sex Ratio
949

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

Chhokran Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 209 111 98
Literacy 80.33% 85.02% 75.42%
Scheduled Caste 1,169 595 574
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 620 271 349

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 50.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Chhokran village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Chhokran village out of total population, 734 were engaged in work activities. 91.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 8.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 734 workers engaged in Main Work, 101 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 87 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 674 622 52
Cultivators 101 93 8
Agriculture Labourer 87 83 4
Household Industries 16 16 0
Other Workers 470 430 40
Marginal Workers 60 36 24
Non Working 1,564 521 1,043

Map of Chhokran, Jalandhar, Punjab


Nearby Villages to Chhokran, Phillaur

Below are the list of villages near Chhokran village in Phillaur.

Village Population
Moron 1,987
Turan 556
Samrari 2,024
Masani 1,617
Phalpota 1,736
Katana 817
Mansurpur 1,273
Garhi Mahansingh 1,231
Kutbewal 792
Aujla 1,160

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