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Census town · Census 2011 · code 252039

Chanari population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Bihar, using 2011 geography.

Historical geographic unit. Census 2011 town boundary and classification. The primary total is the single published town row. This is not a present-day population or an urban-agglomeration total.
Population6,569people
Households983PCA households
Literacy rate77.87%% of people aged 7+
Work participation31.6%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople6,5693,4383,131
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,156618538
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+4,2152,4231,792
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+77.87%85.92%69.11%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,9761,026950
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers2,0761,512564
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population31.6%43.98%18.01%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,1601,013147
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months916499417
Non-workerspeople4,4931,9262,567

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 7436; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 983 households and 6,569 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 17.6% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 85.92% for males and 69.11% for females.
  • Of 2,076 workers, 55.88% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators6616
Agricultural labourers3232
Household industry workers128307
Other workers934561

The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.

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Source components of this town

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Published componentDistrict codeSubdistrict codePeople
Chanari (CT)234014686,569

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.