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Cherra 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.
Population 5,279 people
Households 953 PCA households
Literacy rate 82.2% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 27.92% % of all residents
Population, children, literacy and work by sex Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Males Females Populationpeople 5,279 2,779 2,500 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 796 412 384 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 3,685 2,130 1,555 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 82.2% 89.99% 73.49% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 235 122 113 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 39 23 16 Total workersCensus workers 1,474 1,226 248 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 27.92% 44.12% 9.92% Main workersworked at least 6 months 1,254 1,101 153 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 220 125 95 Non-workerspeople 3,805 1,553 2,252
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 953 households and 5,279 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 15.08% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 89.99% for males and 73.49% for females. Of 1,474 workers, 85.07% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 94 30 Agricultural labourers 171 78 Household industry workers 94 8 Other workers 895 104
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Source components of this town Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Published component District code Subdistrict code People Cherra (CT) 360 02652 5,279
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.