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Charka 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 8,451 people
Households 1,578 PCA households
Literacy rate 66.32% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 50.05% % 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 8,451 4,319 4,132 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 1,329 657 672 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 4,723 2,599 2,124 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 66.32% 70.97% 61.39% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 107 52 55 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 1 1 0 Total workersCensus workers 4,230 2,303 1,927 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 50.05% 53.32% 46.64% Main workersworked at least 6 months 3,899 2,236 1,663 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 331 67 264 Non-workerspeople 4,221 2,016 2,205
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 1,578 households and 8,451 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 15.73% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 70.97% for males and 61.39% for females. Of 4,230 workers, 92.17% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 44 7 Agricultural labourers 190 4 Household industry workers 1,578 239 Other workers 2,087 81
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 Charka (CT) 333 02227 8,451
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.