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Town · Census 2011 · code 801800

Chaibasa population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Jharkhand, 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.
Population69,565people
Households13,751PCA households
Literacy rate86.93%% of people aged 7+
Work participation31.25%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople69,56536,27333,292
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–68,0444,1493,895
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+53,48129,42624,055
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+86.93%91.6%81.83%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople4,5342,3172,217
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople17,8759,0898,786
Total workersCensus workers21,74217,8383,904
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population31.25%49.18%11.73%
Main workersworked at least 6 months19,51516,3563,159
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months2,2271,482745
Non-workerspeople47,82318,43529,388

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 13452; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 13,751 households and 69,565 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.56% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.6% for males and 81.83% for females.
  • Of 21,742 workers, 89.76% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators14331
Agricultural labourers14090
Household industry workers80078
Other workers18,4322,028

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
Chaibasa (Nagar Parishad)3680273969,565

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.