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Chanchal 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.
Population 5,570 people
Households 1,311 PCA households
Literacy rate 78.04% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 31.76% % 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 5,570 2,827 2,743 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 634 332 302 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 3,852 2,046 1,806 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 78.04% 82% 73.99% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 919 492 427 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 4 0 4 Total workersCensus workers 1,769 1,537 232 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 31.76% 54.37% 8.46% Main workersworked at least 6 months 1,486 1,303 183 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 283 234 49 Non-workerspeople 3,801 1,290 2,511
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 1,311 households and 5,570 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 11.38% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 82% for males and 73.99% for females. Of 1,769 workers, 84% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 31 15 Agricultural labourers 316 84 Household industry workers 79 17 Other workers 1,060 167
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 Chanchal (CT) 332 02210 5,570
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.