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Chapra Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Karimganj, Assam - Census 2011

Chapra is a Census Town city situated in Badarpur circle of Karimganj district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,133 families residing in the Chapra city. The total population of Chapra is 11,220 out of which 5,753 are males and 5,467 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Chapra is 950.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chapra city is 1572 which is 14% of the total population. There are 815 male children and 757 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chapra is 929 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (950).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Chapra is 93.5%. Thus Chapra has higher literacy rate compared to 78.2% of Karimganj district. The male literacy rate is 97.14% and the female literacy rate is 89.62% in Chapra.

Chapra Census Town has total administration over 2,133 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.

Chapra Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,572 815 757
Literacy 93.5% 83.4% 77.2%
Scheduled Caste 17 8 9
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 2,202 956 1,246

Caste-wise Population - Chapra

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Chapra.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 17 8 9
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Chapra

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Chapra is 367 which is 3.27% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Chapra is 10,637 which is 94.8% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Chapra as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 367 (3.27%) 193 174
Muslim 10,637 (94.8%) 5,454 5,183
Christian 212 (1.89%) 103 109
Sikh 1 (0.01%) 1 0
Buddhist 1 (0.01%) 1 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 2 (0.02%) 1 1

Literacy Rate - Chapra

The total literacy rate of Chapra was 93.47% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 72.19% of Assam. Population-wise, out of total 9,018 literates, males were 4,797 while females were 4,221. Also the male literacy rate was 97.14% and the female literacy rate was 89.62% in Chapra.

  Chapra Assam
Female 89.62% 66.27%
Male 97.14% 77.85%
Total 93.47% 72.19%

Sex Ratio - Chapra

The Sex Ratio of Chapra is 950. Thus per every 1000 men there were 950 females in Chapra. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 929 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 950 ) of Chapra.

Child Population - Chapra

According to Census 2011, there were 1,572 children between age 0 to 6 years in Chapra. Out of which 815 were male while 757 were female.

Working Population - Chapra

In Chapra Census Town out of total population, 2,860 were engaged in work activities. 80.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 19.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,860 workers engaged in Main Work, 46 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 7 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,293 2,136 157
Cultivators 46 46 0
Agriculture Labourer 7 7 0
Household Industries 17 5 12
Other Workers 2,223 2,078 145
Marginal Workers 567 503 64
Non Working 8,360 3,114 5,246

Chapra Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 11,220 80.4% 950

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