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Census town · Census 2011 · code 307020

Chalsa Mahabari 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.
Population4,973people
Households1,130PCA households
Literacy rate77.41%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.71%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople4,9732,4612,512
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6489237252
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+3,4711,8601,611
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+77.41%83.63%71.28%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople598286312
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople872423449
Total workersCensus workers1,7761,383393
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.71%56.2%15.64%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,4521,172280
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months324211113
Non-workerspeople3,1971,0782,119

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 10462; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,130 households and 4,973 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.83% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 83.63% for males and 71.28% for females.
  • Of 1,776 workers, 81.76% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators493
Agricultural labourers2218
Household industry workers2810
Other workers1,353293

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
Chalsa Mahabari (CT)328021684,973

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.