Home / Places / Districts / Chatra district · Census 2011 · code 347
Chatra population.Households, literacy and work. Primary Census Abstract for this district in Jharkhand, 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 1,042,886 people
Households 182,271 PCA households
Literacy rate 60.18% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 38.13% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 1,042,886 979,932 62,954 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 182,271 171,296 10,975 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 195,321 186,068 9,253 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 18.73% 18.99% 14.7% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 953 959 867 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 967 968 939 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 510,061 466,597 43,464 Literacy rate% 60.18% 58.78% 80.94% Male literacy rate% 69.92% 68.71% 86.89% Female literacy rate% 49.92% 48.39% 73.97% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 340,553 332,431 8,122 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 45,563 44,298 1,265 Total workersCensus workers 397,690 380,036 17,654 Work participation rate% 38.13% 38.78% 28.04% Main workersworked at least 6 months 195,502 181,064 14,438 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 202,188 198,972 3,216 Non-workerspeople 645,196 599,896 45,300
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 182,271 households and 1,042,886 residents. Urban residents made up 6.04% of the population. Rural residents made up 93.96%. Children aged 0–6 made up 18.73% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 69.92% for males and 49.92% for females. Of 397,690 workers, 49.16% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 75,717 43,580 Agricultural labourers 63,773 124,740 Household industry workers 6,073 8,137 Other workers 49,939 25,731
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 801765 49,985 people within this district · Town
Census code 349494 12,969 people within this district · Census town