CHAINAT
   
     

Basic Facts | Key Statistics | Population by age group & sex | Population Data

Chainat occupies an area of 2,640 square kilometers and is administratively divided into 6 Districts: Muang Chainat, Hanka, Manorom, Sankha Buri, Sapphaya and Wat Sing.

Boundaries

North:   Nakhon Sawan and Uthai Thaini
South:  Suphan Buri
East:    Nakhon Sawan and Sing Buri
West:   Suphan Buri and Uthai Thani  
 

Key statistics of population and households of Chai Nat
(From Population and Housing Census 2000)

Items

   
Demographic characteristics    
          Total population (’000) 359.8
          Population in Municipal Area (%) 13.0
          Sex ratio (Males per 100 females) 92.6
          Median age 34.2
          Population by age group

    

              0-14 years (%) 21.7
             15-59 years (%) 63.6
            60 years and over (%) 14.7
         Age dependency ratio (per 100 adults 15-59 years)

    

            Total 57.2
            0-14 years 34.1
            60 years and over 23.1
         Singulate mean age at first marriage (SMAM)

    

             Males 26.7
             Females 23.3
          Thai nationality (%) 99.8
          Buddhism (%) 99.5
          Minority population

   

              Muslims (%) 0.3
Education

   

          Average years of education attainment of population  
          aged 15 years and over
6.1
          Population aged 6-24 years not attending school (%) 36.2
Employment characteristics of population aged 15 years and over

     

          During last year industry

   

               Population in the agricultural sectors (%) 61.2
          Work status (%)

   

               Employers 1.9
               Own account worker 32.8
               Employees 33.2
               Unpaid family workers 31.8
               Members of producers’ cooperatives 0.3
Fertility

    

           Mean number of children ever born (per ever married 
           woman 15- 49 years)
1.61

           Mean number of children still living (per ever married
           woman 15-49 years)

1.56
Migration

    

          Five-year migration (1995-2000)

   

               Population who migrated within previous 5 years (%) 4.0
          Lifetime migration

       

              Population who were nor living in province of birth (%) 11.9
Housing characteristics

   

          Average household size 3.4
          Female headed households (%) 30.6

 

Population of Chai Nat by age group and sex

 

      Population

      Percentage

Age group Total

Males

Females Total

Males

Females
Total

  359,829

173,042 186,787 100.0 100.0 100.0
0-4 23,574 12,222 11,352 6.6 7.1 6.1
5-9 27,485 14,235 13,250 7.6 8.2 7.1
10-14 26,950 13,968 12,982 7.5 8.1 7.0
15-19 26,436 13,625 12,811 7.3 7.9 6.9
20-24 23,346 11,813 11,533 6.5 6.8 6.2
25-29 24,284 11,843 12,441 6.7 6.8 6.7
30-34 28,468 13,392 15,076 7.9 7.7 8.1
35-39 31,766 14,849 16,917 8.8 8.6 9.1
40-44 30,279 13,939 16,340 8.4 8.1 8.7
45-49 26,370 12,316 14,054 7.3 7.1 7.5
50-54 20,097 9,234 10,863 5.6 5.3 5.8
55-59 17,817 8,237 9,580 5.0 4.8 5.1
60-64 17,706 8,168 9,538 4.9 4.7 5.1
65-69 13,452 6,170 7,282 3.7 3.6 3.9
70-74 10,214 4,518 5,696 2.8 2.6 3.0
75-79 5,922 2,433 3,489 1.6 1.4 1.9
80-84 3,426 1,297 2,129 1.0 0.7 1.1
85 and over 2,237 783 1,454 0.6 0.5 0.8

 

Population Data (As of 31 December 2001)

 
Total Population

350,932

        Males 170,406
       Females           180,526
Reproductive Health Statistics (2001) :
Maternal and Child Health
        Perinatal mortality rate       11.15 : 1,000 total births
        Maternal mortality ratio 0.00 : 100,000 live births
        Birth asphyxia rate 39.34 : 1,000 live births
        Low birth weight  8.59 %
        Rate of anemia in pregnant women 11.32 %
        Rate of mothers aged less than 20 years             0.00 %
HIV/AIDS
        AIDS case rate 19.35 : 100,000 population

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