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Chandur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Chandrapur, Maharashtra - Census 2011

Chandur is a Census Town city situated in Korpana taluka of Chandrapur district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 6,478 families residing in the Chandur city. The total population of Chandur is 26,755 out of which 13,841 are males and 12,914 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Chandur is 933.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chandur city is 3123 which is 12% of the total population. There are 1592 male children and 1531 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chandur is 962 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (933).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Chandur is 85.6%. Thus Chandur has higher literacy rate compared to 80% of Chandrapur district. The male literacy rate is 89.26% and the female literacy rate is 81.62% in Chandur.

Chandur Census Town has total administration over 6,478 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.

Chandur Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 3,123 1,592 1,531
Literacy 85.6% 79% 71.9%
Scheduled Caste 4,459 2,252 2,207
Scheduled Tribe 2,651 1,368 1,283
Illiterate 6,531 2,908 3,623

Caste-wise Population - Chandur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 9.9% of total population in Chandur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 4,459 2,252 2,207
Schedule Tribe 2,651 1,368 1,283

Religion-wise Population - Chandur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Chandur is 20,333 which is 76% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Chandur is 2,367 which is 8.85% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Chandur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 20,333 (76%) 10,563 9,770
Muslim 2,367 (8.85%) 1,223 1,144
Christian 196 (0.73%) 100 96
Sikh 124 (0.46%) 63 61
Buddhist 3,347 (12.51%) 1,699 1,648
Jain 60 (0.22%) 29 31
Other Religion 315 (1.18%) 156 159
No Religion Specified 13 (0.05%) 8 5

Literacy Rate - Chandur

The total literacy rate of Chandur was 85.58% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 82.34% of Maharashtra. Population-wise, out of total 20,224 literates, males were 10,933 while females were 9,291. Also the male literacy rate was 89.26% and the female literacy rate was 81.62% in Chandur.

  Chandur Maharashtra
Female 81.62% 75.87%
Male 89.26% 88.38%
Total 85.58% 82.34%

Sex Ratio - Chandur

The Sex Ratio of Chandur is 933. Thus per every 1000 men there were 933 females in Chandur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 962 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 933 ) of Chandur.

Child Population - Chandur

According to Census 2011, there were 3,123 children between age 0 to 6 years in Chandur. Out of which 1,592 were male while 1,531 were female.

Working Population - Chandur

In Chandur Census Town out of total population, 9,921 were engaged in work activities. 79.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 20.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 9,921 workers engaged in Main Work, 346 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,252 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 7,917 6,404 1,513
Cultivators 346 289 57
Agriculture Labourer 1,252 758 494
Household Industries 417 314 103
Other Workers 5,902 5,043 859
Marginal Workers 2,004 905 1,099
Non Working 16,834 6,532 10,302

Chandur Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 26,755 75.6% 933

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