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Census town · Census 2011 · code 379288

Chota Gamahria 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.
Population7,505people
Households1,643PCA households
Literacy rate88.48%% of people aged 7+
Work participation29.5%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople7,5054,0333,472
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6970514456
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+5,7823,2992,483
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+88.48%93.75%82.33%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1678879
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople700370330
Total workersCensus workers2,2142,005209
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population29.5%49.71%6.02%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,1331,947186
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months815823
Non-workerspeople5,2912,0283,263

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 13501; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,643 households and 7,505 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.92% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 93.75% for males and 82.33% for females.
  • Of 2,214 workers, 96.34% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators12
Agricultural labourers80
Household industry workers582
Other workers2,06677

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
Chota Gamahria (CT)369027527,505

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.