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Cherrapunjee population.Households, literacy and work. Primary Census Abstract for this town in Meghalaya, 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.
Population 11,722 people
Households 2,252 PCA households
Literacy rate 92.59% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 32.12% % of all residents
Population, children, literacy and work by sex Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Males Females Populationpeople 11,722 5,615 6,107 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 1,871 912 959 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 9,121 4,352 4,769 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 92.59% 92.54% 92.64% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 49 22 27 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 11,262 5,366 5,896 Total workersCensus workers 3,765 2,505 1,260 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 32.12% 44.61% 20.63% Main workersworked at least 6 months 3,531 2,351 1,180 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 234 154 80 Non-workerspeople 7,957 3,110 4,847
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 2,252 households and 11,722 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 15.96% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 92.54% for males and 92.64% for females. Of 3,765 workers, 93.78% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 10 2 Agricultural labourers 30 1 Household industry workers 13 1 Other workers 3,478 230
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Source components of this town Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Published component District code Subdistrict code People Cherrapunjee (CT) 298 01994 11,722
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.