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Census town · Census 2011 · code 524262

Chalthan 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.
Population21,795people
Households5,083PCA households
Literacy rate89.14%% of people aged 7+
Work participation39.7%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople21,79512,1829,613
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–63,0021,6251,377
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+16,7529,8166,936
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+89.14%92.98%84.22%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople507259248
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople816416400
Total workersCensus workers8,6537,4591,194
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population39.7%61.23%12.42%
Main workersworked at least 6 months8,3447,3161,028
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months309143166
Non-workerspeople13,1424,7238,419

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 18780; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 5,083 households and 21,795 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 13.77% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 92.98% for males and 84.22% for females.
  • Of 8,653 workers, 96.43% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators852
Agricultural labourers45514
Household industry workers784
Other workers7,726289

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
Chalthan (CT)4920393921,795

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.