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Census town · Census 2011 · code 378866

Chandil 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.
Population4,839people
Households1,025PCA households
Literacy rate78.83%% of people aged 7+
Work participation33.33%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople4,8392,5002,339
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6701370331
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+3,2621,8361,426
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+78.83%86.2%71.02%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople465233232
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople217109108
Total workersCensus workers1,6131,348265
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population33.33%53.92%11.33%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,3571,199158
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months256149107
Non-workerspeople3,2261,1522,074

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 13486; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,025 households and 4,839 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 14.49% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 86.2% for males and 71.02% for females.
  • Of 1,613 workers, 84.13% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1724
Agricultural labourers1712
Household industry workers2611
Other workers1,297209

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
Chandil (CT)369027484,839

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.