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Town · Census 2011 · code 802874

Chiplun population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Maharashtra, 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.
Population55,139people
Households12,925PCA households
Literacy rate93.92%% of people aged 7+
Work participation31.3%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople55,13927,35527,784
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–65,5652,8992,666
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+46,56123,59922,962
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+93.92%96.5%91.42%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,1121,0431,069
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople221116105
Total workersCensus workers17,26113,5923,669
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population31.3%49.69%13.21%
Main workersworked at least 6 months15,70312,5883,115
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,5581,004554
Non-workerspeople37,87813,76324,115

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 20403; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 12,925 households and 55,139 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.09% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 96.5% for males and 91.42% for females.
  • Of 17,261 workers, 90.97% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators17131
Agricultural labourers563104
Household industry workers60889
Other workers14,3611,334

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
Chiplun (M Cl)5280426955,139

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.