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Koch Bihar population.Households, literacy and work. Primary Census Abstract for this district in West Bengal, using 2011 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.
Population 2,819,086 people
Households 665,720 PCA households
Literacy rate 74.78% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 40.01% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 2,819,086 2,529,652 289,434 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 665,720 596,027 69,693 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 344,645 319,225 25,420 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 12.23% 12.62% 8.78% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 942 939 974 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 948 949 937 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 1,850,504 1,617,223 233,281 Literacy rate% 74.78% 73.16% 88.36% Male literacy rate% 80.71% 79.43% 91.64% Female literacy rate% 68.49% 66.47% 85% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 1,414,336 1,350,657 63,679 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 18,125 16,872 1,253 Total workersCensus workers 1,127,977 1,024,717 103,260 Work participation rate% 40.01% 40.51% 35.68% Main workersworked at least 6 months 886,357 794,454 91,903 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 241,620 230,263 11,357 Non-workerspeople 1,691,109 1,504,935 186,174
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 665,720 households and 2,819,086 residents. Urban residents made up 10.27% of the population. Rural residents made up 89.73%. Children aged 0–6 made up 12.23% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 80.71% for males and 68.49% for females. Of 1,127,977 workers, 78.58% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 312,014 52,783 Agricultural labourers 272,435 119,440 Household industry workers 26,147 14,446 Other workers 275,761 54,951
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
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 801646 77,935 people within this district · Town
Census code 801648 36,124 people within this district · Town
Census code 801645 23,890 people within this district · Town
Census code 308326 23,122 people within this district · Census town
Census code 308212 21,064 people within this district · Census town
Census code 801647 20,998 people within this district · Town
Census code 801643 14,404 people within this district · Town
Census code 308329 12,418 people within this district · Census town
Census code 801644 9,127 people within this district · Town
Census code 308328 8,582 people within this district · Census town
Census code 308211 7,844 people within this district · Census town
Census code 308456 5,480 people within this district · Census town
Census code 308402 5,339 people within this district · Town
Census code 308327 5,021 people within this district · Census town
Census code 308325 4,841 people within this district · Census town
Census code 307872 4,483 people within this district · Census town
Census code 308213 4,383 people within this district · Census town
Census code 308587 4,379 people within this district · Census town