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Town · Census 2011 · code 802434

Chhanera 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.
Population22,052people
Households4,197PCA households
Literacy rate79.48%% of people aged 7+
Work participation32.14%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople22,05211,19410,858
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–63,2591,6781,581
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+14,9368,2156,721
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+79.48%86.33%72.45%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,4061,7061,700
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople2,6171,2921,325
Total workersCensus workers7,0875,6611,426
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population32.14%50.57%13.13%
Main workersworked at least 6 months5,7784,924854
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,309737572
Non-workerspeople14,9655,5339,432

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 17638; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,197 households and 22,052 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 14.78% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 86.33% for males and 72.45% for females.
  • Of 7,087 workers, 81.53% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators44132
Agricultural labourers980444
Household industry workers11865
Other workers4,239768

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
Chhanera (NP)4660371422,052

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.