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Town · Census 2011 · code 801994

Ambagarh Chowki 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.
Population9,889people
Households2,176PCA households
Literacy rate87.2%% of people aged 7+
Work participation40.08%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople9,8894,8515,038
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,158584574
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+7,6133,9753,638
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+87.2%93.16%81.5%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople861421440
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople2,0939051,188
Total workersCensus workers3,9642,7331,231
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population40.08%56.34%24.43%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,8812,192689
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,083541542
Non-workerspeople5,9252,1183,807

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 15648; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,176 households and 9,889 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.71% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 93.16% for males and 81.5% for females.
  • Of 3,964 workers, 72.68% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators32171
Agricultural labourers298661
Household industry workers12740
Other workers2,135311

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
Ambagarh Chowki (NP)408033109,889

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.