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Town · Census 2011 · code 802523

Chhaya 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.
Population47,699people
Households10,534PCA households
Literacy rate83.99%% of people aged 7+
Work participation32.99%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople47,69924,71822,981
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–65,0942,7412,353
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+35,78219,88915,893
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+83.99%90.5%77.05%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople5,1742,6632,511
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople866429437
Total workersCensus workers15,73813,8071,931
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population32.99%55.86%8.4%
Main workersworked at least 6 months14,16412,7161,448
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,5741,091483
Non-workerspeople31,96110,91121,050

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 18163; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 10,534 households and 47,699 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.68% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 90.5% for males and 77.05% for females.
  • Of 15,738 workers, 90% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators23334
Agricultural labourers18476
Household industry workers5010
Other workers13,6971,454

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
Chhaya (M)4780382247,699

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.