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Town · Census 2011 · code 802193

Chandia 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.
Population15,891people
Households3,255PCA households
Literacy rate67.51%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.27%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople15,8918,0757,816
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,3691,1851,184
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+9,1295,3303,799
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+67.51%77.36%57.28%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,1551,0671,088
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople4,0312,0172,014
Total workersCensus workers5,6044,0051,599
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.27%49.6%20.46%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,3981,972426
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months3,2062,0331,173
Non-workerspeople10,2874,0706,217

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 16484; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,255 households and 15,891 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 14.91% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 77.36% for males and 57.28% for females.
  • Of 5,604 workers, 42.79% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators441445
Agricultural labourers3601,836
Household industry workers231183
Other workers1,366742

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
Chandia (NP)4310348315,891

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.