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Census town · Census 2011 · code 332837

Chakapara 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.
Population35,282people
Households8,773PCA households
Literacy rate88.12%% of people aged 7+
Work participation43.25%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople35,28218,35216,930
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–63,6231,8211,802
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+27,89715,09112,806
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+88.12%91.29%84.65%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,8452,0101,835
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople674347327
Total workersCensus workers15,25911,7413,518
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population43.25%63.98%20.78%
Main workersworked at least 6 months13,72611,0272,699
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,533714819
Non-workerspeople20,0236,61113,412

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11874; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 8,773 households and 35,282 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.27% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.29% for males and 84.65% for females.
  • Of 15,259 workers, 89.95% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators9139
Agricultural labourers9320
Household industry workers848263
Other workers12,6941,211

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
Chakapara (CT)3410240335,282

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.