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district · Census 2011 · code 274

Churachandpur population.
Households, literacy and work.

A detailed district profile in Manipur, using the original Primary Census Abstract. Every figure on this page belongs to the source’s 2011 population and geography.

Historical geographic unit. Historical Census 2011 district boundary. This record does not represent a present-day district unless the boundaries are independently shown to match.
Population274,143people
Households49,089PCA households
Literacy rate82.78%% of people aged 7+
Work participation44.74%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople274,143255,78618,357
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds49,08945,7873,302
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–637,44535,3502,095
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%13.66%13.82%11.41%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males9759731,004
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6948948945
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+195,935181,51814,417
Literacy rate%82.78%82.34%88.65%
Male literacy rate%86.97%86.54%92.89%
Female literacy rate%78.5%78.05%84.47%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople44342419
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople254,787240,71814,069
Total workersCensus workers122,655115,2407,415
Work participation rate%44.74%45.05%40.39%
Main workersworked at least 6 months89,77984,1415,638
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months32,87631,0991,777
Non-workerspeople151,488140,54610,942

Calculated percentages retain the denominator named in each row. Counts are reported people or households, and are not estimates for a later year.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Sheet1! rows 866, 867, 868; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • The source records 49,089 households and 274,143 residents. These household and person counts are separate measures.
  • Urban residents accounted for 6.7% of this area’s population, compared with 93.3% in rural areas.
  • Children aged 0–6 accounted for 13.66% of residents. This historical age group helps describe the age structure in 2011; it does not measure today’s children.
  • Male literacy was 86.97% and female literacy was 78.5%, each calculated among the corresponding population aged 7 and above.
  • Of 122,655 Census workers, 73.2% were main workers. Census work includes more than salaried employment.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators52,63012,204
Agricultural labourers3,8854,397
Household industry workers2,4112,656
Other workers30,85313,619

Cultivators, agricultural labourers, household industry workers and other workers are separate Census activity categories. A worker count is not a count of employees on a company payroll.

Using the profile in research

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Definitions, calculation methods and source access

Literacy uses people aged 7 and above; work participation uses all residents. Main workers worked at least six months. Households are the PCA household count, not houses. Rates with zero denominators are unavailable. Names and boundaries belong to Census 2011.

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Towns connected to this district

The population displayed here counts only the source components within this district. A linked full-town profile can include components in other districts.

Census code 269801

Rengkai

8,293 people within this district · Census town

Census code 269800

Zenhang Lamka

7,771 people within this district · Census town

Census code 269802

Hill Town

2,293 people within this district · Census town