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Census town · Census 2011 · code 308948

Chopra 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.
Population5,777people
Households1,214PCA households
Literacy rate68.64%% of people aged 7+
Work participation32.14%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople5,7772,9972,780
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6841426415
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+3,3881,9001,488
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+68.64%73.9%62.92%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,1341,0991,035
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1074958
Total workersCensus workers1,8571,514343
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population32.14%50.52%12.34%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,6631,405258
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months19410985
Non-workerspeople3,9201,4832,437

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 10594; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,214 households and 5,777 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 14.56% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 73.9% for males and 62.92% for females.
  • Of 1,857 workers, 89.55% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators626
Agricultural labourers507
Household industry workers244
Other workers1,527177

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
Chopra (CT)330021915,777

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.