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Chogam Population - Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir

Chogam is a large village located in Shangus Tehsil of Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 433 families residing. The Chogam village has population of 2206 of which 1105 are males while 1101 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Chogam village population of children with age 0-6 is 570 which makes up 25.84 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Chogam village is 996 which is higher than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Chogam as per census is 966, higher than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Chogam village has lower literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Chogam village was 54.52 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Chogam Male literacy stands at 66.99 % while female literacy rate was 42.14 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Chogam village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Chogam village.

Chogam Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 433 - -
Population 2,206 1,105 1,101
Child (0-6) 570 290 280
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 1,198 606 592
Literacy 54.52 % 66.99 % 42.14 %
Total Workers 970 563 407
Main Worker 88 - -
Marginal Worker 882 503 379

Caste Factor

In Chogam village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 54.31 % of total population in Chogam village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Chogam village of Anantnag.

Work Profile

In Chogam village out of total population, 970 were engaged in work activities. 9.07 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 90.93 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 970 workers engaged in Main Work, 23 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 14 were Agricultural labourer.