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Census town · Census 2011 · code 332838

Chamrail 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.
Population11,923people
Households3,008PCA households
Literacy rate86.5%% of people aged 7+
Work participation42.86%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople11,9236,0835,840
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,197601596
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+9,2784,8864,392
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+86.5%89.13%83.75%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,933990943
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople18810
Total workersCensus workers5,1103,9551,155
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population42.86%65.02%19.78%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,6673,758909
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months443197246
Non-workerspeople6,8132,1284,685

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11875; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,008 households and 11,923 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.04% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 89.13% for males and 83.75% for females.
  • Of 5,110 workers, 91.33% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1416
Agricultural labourers277
Household industry workers13936
Other workers4,487384

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
Chamrail (CT)3410240311,923

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.