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Chandrakona population.Households, literacy and work. Primary Census Abstract for this town in West Bengal, 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.
Population 23,629 people
Households 5,260 PCA households
Literacy rate 83.23% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 35.84% % of all residents
Population, children, literacy and work by sex Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Males Females Populationpeople 23,629 11,977 11,652 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 2,526 1,263 1,263 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 17,564 9,476 8,088 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 83.23% 88.45% 77.85% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 9,038 4,503 4,535 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 536 262 274 Total workersCensus workers 8,469 6,909 1,560 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 35.84% 57.69% 13.39% Main workersworked at least 6 months 6,647 5,878 769 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 1,822 1,031 791 Non-workerspeople 15,160 5,068 10,092
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 5,260 households and 23,629 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 10.69% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 88.45% for males and 77.85% for females. Of 8,469 workers, 78.49% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 563 171 Agricultural labourers 1,384 829 Household industry workers 183 137 Other workers 4,517 685
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Source components of this town Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Published component District code Subdistrict code People Chandrakona (M) 344 99999 23,629
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.