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Census town · Census 2011 · code 322776

Chikanpara 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.
Population9,594people
Households2,349PCA households
Literacy rate91.22%% of people aged 7+
Work participation32.91%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople9,5944,7844,810
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6760380380
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+8,0584,1523,906
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+91.22%94.28%88.17%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople8,8124,4134,399
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople361323
Total workersCensus workers3,1572,667490
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population32.91%55.75%10.19%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,7852,437348
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months372230142
Non-workerspeople6,4372,1174,320

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11326; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,349 households and 9,594 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 7.92% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 94.28% for males and 88.17% for females.
  • Of 3,157 workers, 88.22% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1809
Agricultural labourers44295
Household industry workers18549
Other workers1,978219

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
Chikanpara (CT)337023189,594

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.