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Town · Census 2011 · code 801288

Chakia population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Bihar, 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.
Population20,686people
Households3,618PCA households
Literacy rate73.52%% of people aged 7+
Work participation27.29%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople20,68610,9909,696
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–63,4831,8321,651
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+12,6487,2465,402
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+73.52%79.12%67.15%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,8711,5301,341
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople725
Total workersCensus workers5,6454,956689
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population27.29%45.1%7.11%
Main workersworked at least 6 months5,1274,609518
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months518347171
Non-workerspeople15,0416,0349,007

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 5937; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,618 households and 20,686 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 16.84% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 79.12% for males and 67.15% for females.
  • Of 5,645 workers, 90.82% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators25531
Agricultural labourers951128
Household industry workers8333
Other workers3,838326

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
Chakia (NP)2040105120,686

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.