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Census town · Census 2011 · code 508111

Chhapi population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Gujarat, 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.
Population8,379people
Households1,679PCA households
Literacy rate80.78%% of people aged 7+
Work participation30.18%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople8,3794,3364,043
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,114583531
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+5,8693,3792,490
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+80.78%90.03%70.9%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople979520459
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople424221203
Total workersCensus workers2,5292,163366
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population30.18%49.88%9.05%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,2451,960285
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months28420381
Non-workerspeople5,8502,1733,677

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 17748; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,679 households and 8,379 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 13.3% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 90.03% for males and 70.9% for females.
  • Of 2,529 workers, 88.77% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1764
Agricultural labourers3047
Household industry workers7516
Other workers1,690257

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
Chhapi (CT)469037388,379

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.