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Chapari Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Puruliya, West Bengal - Census 2011

Chapari is a Census Town city situated in Para block of Puruliya district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,290 families residing in the Chapari city. The total population of Chapari is 6,556 out of which 3,381 are males and 3,175 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Chapari is 939.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chapari city is 678 which is 10% of the total population. There are 364 male children and 314 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chapari is 863 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (939).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Chapari is 87.1%. Thus Chapari has higher literacy rate compared to 64.5% of Puruliya district. The male literacy rate is 93.27% and the female literacy rate is 80.64% in Chapari.

Chapari Census Town has total administration over 1,290 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.

Chapari Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 678 364 314
Literacy 87.1% 83.2% 72.7%
Scheduled Caste 673 357 316
Scheduled Tribe 483 240 243
Illiterate 1,435 567 868

Caste-wise Population - Chapari

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 7.4% of total population in Chapari.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 673 357 316
Schedule Tribe 483 240 243

Religion-wise Population - Chapari

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Chapari is 5,834 which is 88.99% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Chapari is 585 which is 8.92% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Chapari as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 5,834 (88.99%) 3,022 2,812
Muslim 585 (8.92%) 297 288
Christian 88 (1.34%) 37 51
Sikh 27 (0.41%) 13 14
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 18 (0.27%) 9 9
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 4 (0.06%) 3 1

Literacy Rate - Chapari

The total literacy rate of Chapari was 87.12% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 76.26% of West Bengal. Population-wise, out of total 5,121 literates, males were 2,814 while females were 2,307. Also the male literacy rate was 93.27% and the female literacy rate was 80.64% in Chapari.

  Chapari West Bengal
Female 80.64% 70.54%
Male 93.27% 81.69%
Total 87.12% 76.26%

Sex Ratio - Chapari

The Sex Ratio of Chapari is 939. Thus per every 1000 men there were 939 females in Chapari. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 863 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 939 ) of Chapari.

Child Population - Chapari

According to Census 2011, there were 678 children between age 0 to 6 years in Chapari. Out of which 364 were male while 314 were female.

Working Population - Chapari

In Chapari Census Town out of total population, 1,931 were engaged in work activities. 68.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 31.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,931 workers engaged in Main Work, 4 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 8 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,322 1,159 163
Cultivators 4 4 0
Agriculture Labourer 8 8 0
Household Industries 17 3 14
Other Workers 1,293 1,144 149
Marginal Workers 609 487 122
Non Working 4,625 1,735 2,890

Chapari Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 6,556 78.1% 939

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