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Town · Census 2011 · code 802496

Chotila population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Gujarat, 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.
Population21,364people
Households4,103PCA households
Literacy rate77.96%% of people aged 7+
Work participation31.9%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople21,36411,01810,346
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–63,0721,6641,408
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+14,2607,9716,289
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+77.96%85.21%70.36%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,2811,1821,099
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1588177
Total workersCensus workers6,8165,7971,019
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population31.9%52.61%9.85%
Main workersworked at least 6 months6,3135,540773
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months503257246
Non-workerspeople14,5485,2219,327

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 18023; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,103 households and 21,364 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 14.38% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 85.21% for males and 70.36% for females.
  • Of 6,816 workers, 92.62% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators3798
Agricultural labourers1,005193
Household industry workers9222
Other workers4,837280

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
Chotila (M)4750379421,364

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.