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Town · Census 2011 · code 802134

Chandla population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Madhya Pradesh, 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.
Population12,838people
Households2,429PCA households
Literacy rate76.15%% of people aged 7+
Work participation30.67%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople12,8386,7186,120
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,839945894
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+8,3764,8133,563
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+76.15%83.37%68.18%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,5561,8641,692
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople512625
Total workersCensus workers3,9383,142796
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population30.67%46.77%13.01%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,0862,668418
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months852474378
Non-workerspeople8,9003,5765,324

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 16213; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,429 households and 12,838 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 14.32% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 83.37% for males and 68.18% for females.
  • Of 3,938 workers, 78.36% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators54537
Agricultural labourers555367
Household industry workers8340
Other workers1,903408

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
Chandla (NP)4250342612,838

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.