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Census town · Census 2011 · code 587504

Chidiga population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Andhra Pradesh, 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.
Population6,365people
Households1,746PCA households
Literacy rate86.59%% of people aged 7+
Work participation34.17%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople6,3653,1993,166
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6570289281
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+5,0182,6472,371
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+86.59%90.96%82.18%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople560286274
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople603129
Total workersCensus workers2,1751,820355
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population34.17%56.89%11.21%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,8511,564287
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months32425668
Non-workerspeople4,1901,3792,811

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 22745; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,746 households and 6,365 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.96% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 90.96% for males and 82.18% for females.
  • Of 2,175 workers, 85.1% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators431
Agricultural labourers356165
Household industry workers448
Other workers1,408150

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
Chidiga (CT)545049136,365

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.