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Census town · Census 2011 · code 306190

Chongtong Tea Garden population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in West Bengal, 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.
Population5,802people
Households1,340PCA households
Literacy rate76.87%% of people aged 7+
Work participation43.36%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople5,8022,8762,926
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6471235236
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+4,0982,2981,800
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+76.87%87.01%66.91%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1437172
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1,884925959
Total workersCensus workers2,5161,3591,157
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population43.36%47.25%39.54%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,620808812
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months896551345
Non-workerspeople3,2861,5171,769

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 10380; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,340 households and 5,802 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.12% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 87.01% for males and 66.91% for females.
  • Of 2,516 workers, 64.39% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1367
Agricultural labourers9497
Household industry workers752
Other workers1,506680

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
Chongtong Tea Garden (CT)327021545,802

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.