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Census town · Census 2011 · code 361402

Topchanchi population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Jharkhand, 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.
Population6,082people
Households1,149PCA households
Literacy rate77.97%% of people aged 7+
Work participation29%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople6,0823,1092,973
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6830408422
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+4,0952,3531,742
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+77.97%87.12%68.29%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople991496495
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople21714
Total workersCensus workers1,7641,580184
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population29%50.82%6.19%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,3371,208129
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months42737255
Non-workerspeople4,3181,5292,789

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 12761; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,149 households and 6,082 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 13.65% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 87.12% for males and 68.29% for females.
  • Of 1,764 workers, 75.79% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators5519
Agricultural labourers1745
Household industry workers7011
Other workers1,195352

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
Topchanchi (CT)354025816,082

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.