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Town · Census 2011 · code 801946

Chhurikala 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 primary total is the single published town row. This is not a present-day population or an urban-agglomeration total.
Population8,239people
Households1,842PCA households
Literacy rate80.72%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.72%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople8,2394,1684,071
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6983505478
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+5,8573,3152,542
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+80.72%90.5%70.75%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople774404370
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople981501480
Total workersCensus workers2,9432,105838
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.72%50.5%20.58%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,0651,617448
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months878488390
Non-workerspeople5,2962,0633,233

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 15462; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,842 households and 8,239 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.93% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 90.5% for males and 70.75% for females.
  • Of 2,943 workers, 70.17% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators19067
Agricultural labourers176432
Household industry workers12459
Other workers1,575320

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
Chhurikala (NP)404032728,239

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.