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Shohad Population - Chatra, Jharkhand

Shohad is a medium size village located in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur(Hunterganj) Block of Chatra district, Jharkhand with total 118 families residing. The Shohad village has population of 731 of which 389 are males while 342 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Shohad village population of children with age 0-6 is 129 which makes up 17.65 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Shohad village is 879 which is lower than Jharkhand state average of 948. Child Sex Ratio for the Shohad as per census is 897, lower than Jharkhand average of 948.

Shohad village has lower literacy rate compared to Jharkhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Shohad village was 51.33 % compared to 66.41 % of Jharkhand. In Shohad Male literacy stands at 62.93 % while female literacy rate was 38.08 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Shohad 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 Shohad village.

Shohad Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 118 - -
Population 731 389 342
Child (0-6) 129 68 61
Schedule Caste 285 150 135
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 51.33 % 62.93 % 38.08 %
Total Workers 206 178 28
Main Worker 114 - -
Marginal Worker 92 68 24

Caste Factor

In Shohad village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 38.99 % of total population in Shohad village. The village Shohad currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Shohad village out of total population, 206 were engaged in work activities. 55.34 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 44.66 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 206 workers engaged in Main Work, 81 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 8 were Agricultural labourer.