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Chain Pur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Palamu, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Chain Pur is a Census Town city situated in Chainpur block of Palamu district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,541 families residing in the Chain Pur city. The total population of Chain Pur is 8,188 out of which 4,301 are males and 3,887 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Chain Pur is 904.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chain Pur city is 1289 which is 16% of the total population. There are 679 male children and 610 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chain Pur is 898 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (904).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Chain Pur is 77.6%. Thus Chain Pur has higher literacy rate compared to 63.6% of Palamu district. The male literacy rate is 85.78% and the female literacy rate is 68.6% in Chain Pur.

Chain Pur Census Town has total administration over 1,541 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Chain Pur Census Town

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Chain Pur Census Town.

Total Male Female
Children 1,289 679 610
Literacy 77.6% 72.2% 57.8%
Scheduled Caste 1,165 616 549
Scheduled Tribe 22 12 10
Illiterate 2,833 1,194 1,639

Caste-wise Population - Chain Pur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.3% of total population in Chain Pur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,165 616 549
Schedule Tribe 22 12 10

Religion-wise Population - Chain Pur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Chain Pur is 6,621 which is 80.86% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Chain Pur is 1,557 which is 19.02% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Chain Pur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 6,621 (80.86%) 3,499 3,122
Muslim 1,557 (19.02%) 796 761
Christian 5 (0.06%) 3 2
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 5 (0.06%) 3 2

Literacy Rate - Chain Pur

The total literacy rate of Chain Pur was 77.62% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 66.41% of Jharkhand. Population-wise, out of total 5,355 literates, males were 3,107 while females were 2,248. Also the male literacy rate was 85.78% and the female literacy rate was 68.6% in Chain Pur.

  Chain Pur Jharkhand
Female 68.6% 55.42%
Male 85.78% 76.84%
Total 77.62% 66.41%

Sex Ratio - Chain Pur

The Sex Ratio of Chain Pur is 904. Thus per every 1000 men there were 904 females in Chain Pur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 898 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 904 ) of Chain Pur.

Child Population - Chain Pur

According to Census 2011, there were 1,289 children between age 0 to 6 years in Chain Pur. Out of which 679 were male while 610 were female.

Working Population - Chain Pur

In Chain Pur Census Town out of total population, 2,371 were engaged in work activities. 66.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 33.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,371 workers engaged in Main Work, 53 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 27 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,574 1,413 161
Cultivators 53 49 4
Agriculture Labourer 27 26 1
Household Industries 25 18 7
Other Workers 1,469 1,320 149
Marginal Workers 797 524 273
Non Working 5,817 2,364 3,453

Chain Pur Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Chain Pur is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 8,188 65.4% 904

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