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Chirang population.Households, literacy and work. Primary Census Abstract for this district in Assam, using 2011 geography.
Historical geographic unit. Historical Census 2011 district boundary. This record does not represent a present-day district unless the boundaries are independently shown to match.
Population 482,162 people
Households 97,395 PCA households
Literacy rate 63.55% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 40.21% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 482,162 446,825 35,337 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 97,395 89,823 7,572 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 73,215 69,176 4,039 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 15.18% 15.48% 11.43% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 969 969 967 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 968 969 961 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 259,902 234,463 25,439 Literacy rate% 63.55% 62.08% 81.28% Male literacy rate% 70.24% 68.89% 86.56% Female literacy rate% 56.65% 55.06% 75.83% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 35,135 31,362 3,773 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 178,688 176,423 2,265 Total workersCensus workers 193,894 181,991 11,903 Work participation rate% 40.21% 40.73% 33.68% Main workersworked at least 6 months 139,027 129,239 9,788 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 54,867 52,752 2,115 Non-workerspeople 288,268 264,834 23,434
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Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 97,395 households and 482,162 residents. Urban residents made up 7.33% of the population. Rural residents made up 92.67%. Children aged 0–6 made up 15.18% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 70.24% for males and 56.65% for females. Of 193,894 workers, 71.7% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 66,774 13,554 Agricultural labourers 15,896 19,328 Household industry workers 4,241 3,431 Other workers 52,116 18,554
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Towns connected to this district The population displayed here counts only the source components within this district. A linked full-town profile can include components in other districts.
Census code 801622 13,849 people within this district · Town
Census code 801623 13,257 people within this district · Town
Census code 302042 8,231 people within this district · Census town