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Census town · Census 2011 · code 321612

Chapra 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.
Population14,123people
Households3,268PCA households
Literacy rate79.5%% of people aged 7+
Work participation31.77%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople14,1237,1616,962
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,436740696
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+10,0865,2964,790
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+79.5%82.48%76.44%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,894960934
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1286365
Total workersCensus workers4,4873,949538
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population31.77%55.15%7.73%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,0773,708369
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months410241169
Non-workerspeople9,6363,2126,424

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11216; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,268 households and 14,123 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.17% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 82.48% for males and 76.44% for females.
  • Of 4,487 workers, 90.86% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators2368
Agricultural labourers97234
Household industry workers15115
Other workers2,718353

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
Chapra (CT)3360230514,123

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.