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Municipal corporation · Census 2011 · code 801916

Chirmiri population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Chhattisgarh, using 2011 geography.

Historical geographic unit. Census 2011 town boundary and classification. The town total is our sum of 2 separately published geographic parts, all sharing this Census town code. This is not a present-day population or an urban-agglomeration total.
Population85,317people
Households19,174PCA households
Literacy rate80.22%% of people aged 7+
Work participation27.69%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople85,31744,37540,942
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–68,4874,4264,061
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+61,63335,15626,477
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+80.22%88%71.79%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople10,8175,5055,312
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople11,4325,8315,601
Total workersCensus workers23,62520,5433,082
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population27.69%46.29%7.53%
Main workersworked at least 6 months20,97218,5142,458
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months2,6532,029624
Non-workerspeople61,69223,83237,860

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 15288, 15302; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 19,174 households and 85,317 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.95% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 88% for males and 71.79% for females.
  • Of 23,625 workers, 88.77% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators52332
Agricultural labourers68154
Household industry workers17297
Other workers20,6802,070

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
Chirmiri (M.Corp) (Part)4000323216,010
Chirmiri (M.Corp) (Part)4000323569,307

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.