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Town · Census 2011 · code 334783

Chandpur 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.
Population6,777people
Households1,451PCA households
Literacy rate80.85%% of people aged 7+
Work participation29.41%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople6,7773,5333,244
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6990549441
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+4,6792,6622,017
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+80.85%89.21%71.96%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,9182,0471,871
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers1,9931,814179
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population29.41%51.34%5.52%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,04096278
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months953852101
Non-workerspeople4,7841,7193,065

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 12153; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,451 households and 6,777 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 14.61% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 89.21% for males and 71.96% for females.
  • Of 1,993 workers, 52.18% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators6691
Agricultural labourers154516
Household industry workers8426
Other workers736320

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
Chandpur (M) (CT)343024296,777

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.