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Census town · Census 2011 · code 555862

Chakan population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Maharashtra, 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.
Population41,113people
Households10,232PCA households
Literacy rate87.92%% of people aged 7+
Work participation41.19%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople41,11322,19418,919
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–66,2333,3732,860
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+30,66517,08913,576
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+87.92%90.8%84.54%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople4,4772,3032,174
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople922512410
Total workersCensus workers16,93513,4073,528
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population41.19%60.41%18.65%
Main workersworked at least 6 months15,77612,7643,012
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,159643516
Non-workerspeople24,1788,78715,391

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 20032; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 10,232 households and 41,113 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 15.16% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 90.8% for males and 84.54% for females.
  • Of 16,935 workers, 93.16% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1,32568
Agricultural labourers75181
Household industry workers53080
Other workers13,170930

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
Chakan (CT)5210419041,113

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.