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Choriya Population - Kanker, Chhattisgarh

Choriya is a large village located in Narharpur Tehsil of Kanker district, Chhattisgarh with total 532 families residing. The Choriya village has population of 2629 of which 1275 are males while 1354 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Choriya village population of children with age 0-6 is 292 which makes up 11.11 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Choriya village is 1062 which is higher than Chhattisgarh state average of 991. Child Sex Ratio for the Choriya as per census is 960, lower than Chhattisgarh average of 969.

Choriya village has lower literacy rate compared to Chhattisgarh. In 2011, literacy rate of Choriya village was 66.37 % compared to 70.28 % of Chhattisgarh. In Choriya Male literacy stands at 79.04 % while female literacy rate was 54.58 %.

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

Choriya Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 532 - -
Population 2,629 1,275 1,354
Child (0-6) 292 149 143
Schedule Caste 27 14 13
Schedule Tribe 2,136 1,034 1,102
Literacy 66.37 % 79.04 % 54.58 %
Total Workers 1,658 823 835
Main Worker 1,491 - -
Marginal Worker 167 42 125

Caste Factor

In Choriya village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 81.25 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 1.03 % of total population in Choriya village.

Work Profile

In Choriya village out of total population, 1658 were engaged in work activities. 89.93 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.07 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1658 workers engaged in Main Work, 1317 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 76 were Agricultural labourer.