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Census town · Census 2011 · code 444782

Siltara population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Chhattisgarh, 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.
Population10,721people
Households2,363PCA households
Literacy rate79.13%% of people aged 7+
Work participation42.77%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople10,7216,1434,578
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,738870868
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+7,1084,4902,618
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+79.13%85.15%70.57%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,759929830
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople716454262
Total workersCensus workers4,5853,950635
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population42.77%64.3%13.87%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,1743,697477
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months411253158
Non-workerspeople6,1362,1933,943

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 15768; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,363 households and 10,721 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 16.21% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 85.15% for males and 70.57% for females.
  • Of 4,585 workers, 91.04% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators329
Agricultural labourers59118
Household industry workers1085
Other workers3,975279

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
Siltara (CT)4100333210,721

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.