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Chak Population - Palamu, Jharkhand

Chak is a medium size village located in Nilambar-Pitambarpur(Lesliganj) Block of Palamu district, Jharkhand with total 115 families residing. The Chak village has population of 495 of which 266 are males while 229 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Chak village population of children with age 0-6 is 84 which makes up 16.97 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Chak village is 861 which is lower than Jharkhand state average of 948. Child Sex Ratio for the Chak as per census is 953, higher than Jharkhand average of 948.

Chak village has higher literacy rate compared to Jharkhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Chak village was 71.53 % compared to 66.41 % of Jharkhand. In Chak Male literacy stands at 82.96 % while female literacy rate was 57.98 %.

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

Chak Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 115 - -
Population 495 266 229
Child (0-6) 84 43 41
Schedule Caste 162 85 77
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 71.53 % 82.96 % 57.98 %
Total Workers 253 140 113
Main Worker 88 - -
Marginal Worker 165 86 79

Caste Factor

Chak village of Palamu has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 32.73 % of total population in Chak village. The village Chak currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Chak village out of total population, 253 were engaged in work activities. 34.78 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 65.22 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 253 workers engaged in Main Work, 16 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 5 were Agricultural labourer.