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Chahaj Population - Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand

Chahaj is a medium size village located in Gangolihat Tehsil of Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand with total 114 families residing. The Chahaj village has population of 450 of which 218 are males while 232 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Chahaj village population of children with age 0-6 is 69 which makes up 15.33 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Chahaj village is 1064 which is higher than Uttarakhand state average of 963. Child Sex Ratio for the Chahaj as per census is 917, higher than Uttarakhand average of 890.

Chahaj village has higher literacy rate compared to Uttarakhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Chahaj village was 82.41 % compared to 78.82 % of Uttarakhand. In Chahaj Male literacy stands at 97.25 % while female literacy rate was 68.84 %.

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

Chahaj Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 114 - -
Population 450 218 232
Child (0-6) 69 36 33
Schedule Caste 36 16 20
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 82.41 % 97.25 % 68.84 %
Total Workers 250 111 139
Main Worker 247 - -
Marginal Worker 3 0 3

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.00 % of total population in Chahaj village. The village Chahaj currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Chahaj village out of total population, 250 were engaged in work activities. 98.80 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 1.20 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 250 workers engaged in Main Work, 201 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.