Chakkian is a village in the Firozpur district of Punjab, India. It is located in the Zira tehsil.[1]
Chakkian | |
|---|---|
village | |
  Chakkian Location in Punjab, India  Chakkian Chakkian (India) | |
| Coordinates: 31°06′37″N 75°02′34″E / 31.1104134°N 75.0427116°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Punjab |
| District | Firozpur |
| Tehsil | Zira |
| Elevation | 210 m (690 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,050 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| 2011 census code | 34275 |
Demographics
editAccording to the 2011 census of India, Chakkian has 210 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 61.46%.[2]
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 1050 | 543 | 507 |
| Children aged below 6 years | 147 | 85 | 62 |
| Scheduled caste | 690 | 355 | 335 |
| Scheduled tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Literates | 555 | 314 | 241 |
| Workers (all) | 398 | 309 | 89 |
| Main workers (total) | 312 | 278 | 34 |
| Main workers: Cultivators | 152 | 149 | 3 |
| Main workers: Agricultural labourers | 103 | 92 | 11 |
| Main workers: Household industry workers | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Main workers: Other | 52 | 32 | 20 |
| Marginal workers (total) | 86 | 31 | 55 |
| Marginal workers: Cultivators | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers | 57 | 13 | 44 |
| Marginal workers: Household industry workers | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| Marginal workers: Others | 17 | 14 | 3 |
| Non-workers | 652 | 234 | 418 |
References
edit- ^ "Punjab village directory" (PDF). Government of India. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- ^ a b "District Census Handbook – Firozpur (incl. Fazilka)". 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Punjab. Archived from the original on 6 October 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2015.