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Census town · Census 2011 · code 313875

Chachanda 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.
Population14,244people
Households2,491PCA households
Literacy rate57.78%% of people aged 7+
Work participation47.3%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople14,2447,1947,050
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,8971,4841,413
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+6,5563,6202,936
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+57.78%63.4%52.08%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople556305251
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers6,7373,4143,323
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population47.3%47.46%47.13%
Main workersworked at least 6 months5,0642,8592,205
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,6735551,118
Non-workerspeople7,5073,7803,727

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 10769; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,491 households and 14,244 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 20.34% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 63.4% for males and 52.08% for females.
  • Of 6,737 workers, 75.17% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators824
Agricultural labourers26058
Household industry workers3,9211,550
Other workers80161

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
Chachanda (CT)3330222414,244

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.