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Town · Census 2011 · code 802379

Chaurai Khas 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.
Population12,956people
Households2,742PCA households
Literacy rate85.69%% of people aged 7+
Work participation33.56%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople12,9566,5736,383
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,495790705
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+9,8215,2384,583
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+85.69%90.58%80.72%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,233610623
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1,085531554
Total workersCensus workers4,3483,377971
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population33.56%51.38%15.21%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,6582,953705
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months690424266
Non-workerspeople8,6083,1965,412

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 17322; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,742 households and 12,956 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.54% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 90.58% for males and 80.72% for females.
  • Of 4,348 workers, 84.13% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators27566
Agricultural labourers612266
Household industry workers1359
Other workers2,636349

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
Chaurai Khas (M)4550365012,956

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.