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Town · Census 2011 · code 801246

Chunar population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Uttar 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.
Population37,185people
Households5,951PCA households
Literacy rate76.49%% of people aged 7+
Work participation32%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople37,18519,64717,538
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–64,9262,5192,407
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+24,67414,44210,232
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+76.49%84.32%67.62%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople5,6573,0532,604
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1196851
Total workersCensus workers11,9019,5152,386
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population32%48.43%13.6%
Main workersworked at least 6 months7,9866,8381,148
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months3,9152,6771,238
Non-workerspeople25,28410,13215,152

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 5719; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 5,951 households and 37,185 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 13.25% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 84.32% for males and 67.62% for females.
  • Of 11,901 workers, 67.1% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators42478
Agricultural labourers454577
Household industry workers960825
Other workers6,1482,435

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
Chunar (NPP)1990100337,185

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.