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Town · Census 2011 · code 802041

Chhura 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.
Population6,095people
Households1,463PCA households
Literacy rate84.47%% of people aged 7+
Work participation37.74%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople6,0953,0073,088
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6781378403
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+4,4892,4142,075
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+84.47%91.82%77.28%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople851413438
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1,092501591
Total workersCensus workers2,3001,617683
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population37.74%53.77%22.12%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,6601,297363
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months640320320
Non-workerspeople3,7951,3902,405

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 15792; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,463 households and 6,095 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.81% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.82% for males and 77.28% for females.
  • Of 2,300 workers, 72.17% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators8648
Agricultural labourers378401
Household industry workers1413
Other workers1,182178

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
Chhura (NP)410033366,095

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.