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Chekhala Population - Banaskantha, Gujarat

Chekhala is a large village located in Kankrej Taluka of Banaskantha district, Gujarat with total 1270 families residing. The Chekhala village has population of 7210 of which 3730 are males while 3480 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Chekhala village population of children with age 0-6 is 1254 which makes up 17.39 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Chekhala village is 933 which is higher than Gujarat state average of 919. Child Sex Ratio for the Chekhala as per census is 891, higher than Gujarat average of 890.

Chekhala village has lower literacy rate compared to Gujarat. In 2011, literacy rate of Chekhala village was 55.07 % compared to 78.03 % of Gujarat. In Chekhala Male literacy stands at 70.00 % while female literacy rate was 39.22 %.

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

Chekhala Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 1,270 - -
Population 7,210 3,730 3,480
Child (0-6) 1,254 663 591
Schedule Caste 344 176 168
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 55.07 % 70.00 % 39.22 %
Total Workers 3,676 2,055 1,621
Main Worker 2,422 - -
Marginal Worker 1,254 322 932

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 4.77 % of total population in Chekhala village. The village Chekhala currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Chekhala village out of total population, 3676 were engaged in work activities. 65.89 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 34.11 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3676 workers engaged in Main Work, 1034 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 708 were Agricultural labourer.