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Chekya 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 5,995 people
Households 1,166 PCA households
Literacy rate 57.29% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 53.54% % 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 5,995 3,070 2,925 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 1,125 589 536 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 2,790 1,977 813 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 57.29% 79.69% 34.03% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 313 161 152 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 134 70 64 Total workersCensus workers 3,210 1,579 1,631 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 53.54% 51.43% 55.76% Main workersworked at least 6 months 2,309 1,185 1,124 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 901 394 507 Non-workerspeople 2,785 1,491 1,294
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 1,166 households and 5,995 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 18.77% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 79.69% for males and 34.03% for females. Of 3,210 workers, 71.93% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 26 40 Agricultural labourers 25 29 Household industry workers 1,998 590 Other workers 260 242
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 Chekya (CT) 340 02391 5,995
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.