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Challong Population - Chandel, Manipur

Challong is a medium size village located in Chandel Sub Division of Chandel district, Manipur with total 59 families residing. The Challong village has population of 259 of which 134 are males while 125 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Challong village population of children with age 0-6 is 36 which makes up 13.90 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Challong village is 933 which is lower than Manipur state average of 985. Child Sex Ratio for the Challong as per census is 895, lower than Manipur average of 930.

Challong village has higher literacy rate compared to Manipur. In 2011, literacy rate of Challong village was 78.92 % compared to 76.94 % of Manipur. In Challong Male literacy stands at 93.91 % while female literacy rate was 62.96 %.

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

Challong Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 59 - -
Population 259 134 125
Child (0-6) 36 19 17
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 257 134 123
Literacy 78.92 % 93.91 % 62.96 %
Total Workers 132 67 65
Main Worker 117 - -
Marginal Worker 15 6 9

Caste Factor

In Challong village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 99.23 % of total population in Challong village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Challong village of Chandel.

Work Profile

In Challong village out of total population, 132 were engaged in work activities. 88.64 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 11.36 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 132 workers engaged in Main Work, 106 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.