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Town · Census 2011 · code 802054

Charama 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.
Population9,707people
Households2,286PCA households
Literacy rate82.39%% of people aged 7+
Work participation49.75%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople9,7074,7324,975
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,200603597
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+7,0093,7033,306
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+82.39%89.68%75.51%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople672306366
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1,385624761
Total workersCensus workers4,8292,8411,988
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population49.75%60.04%39.96%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,3692,6521,717
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months460189271
Non-workerspeople4,8781,8912,987

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 15852; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,286 households and 9,707 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.36% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 89.68% for males and 75.51% for females.
  • Of 4,829 workers, 90.47% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators32830
Agricultural labourers694224
Household industry workers1,36897
Other workers1,979109

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
Charama (NP)413033489,707

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.