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Town · Census 2011 · code 801587

Chabua population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Assam, 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.
Population8,966people
Households1,839PCA households
Literacy rate88.98%% of people aged 7+
Work participation34.05%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople8,9664,5934,373
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6944478466
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+7,1383,8683,270
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+88.98%94%83.7%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople498261237
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1167244
Total workersCensus workers3,0532,503550
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population34.05%54.5%12.58%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,6502,255395
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months403248155
Non-workerspeople5,9132,0903,823

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 9859; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,839 households and 8,966 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.53% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 94% for males and 83.7% for females.
  • Of 3,053 workers, 86.8% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators236
Agricultural labourers1233
Household industry workers10524
Other workers2,510340

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
Chabua (TC)310020658,966

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.