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Census town · Census 2011 · code 367615

Chandwa 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.
Population12,046people
Households2,169PCA households
Literacy rate77.56%% of people aged 7+
Work participation30.25%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople12,0466,1915,855
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,852925927
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+7,9064,4003,506
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+77.56%83.55%71.14%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,413728685
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople2,5911,2641,327
Total workersCensus workers3,6442,747897
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population30.25%44.37%15.32%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,3971,949448
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,247798449
Non-workerspeople8,4023,4444,958

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 13060; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,169 households and 12,046 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 15.37% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 83.55% for males and 71.14% for females.
  • Of 3,644 workers, 65.78% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators116138
Agricultural labourers382200
Household industry workers10939
Other workers1,790870

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
Chandwa (CT)3590264312,046

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.