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Uttar Dinajpur 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 3,007,134 people
Households 605,674 PCA households
Literacy rate 59.07% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 35.77% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 3,007,134 2,644,906 362,228 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 605,674 532,383 73,291 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 485,157 442,278 42,879 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 16.13% 16.72% 11.84% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 939 941 921 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 953 953 955 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 1,489,667 1,233,289 256,378 Literacy rate% 59.07% 55.99% 80.28% Male literacy rate% 65.52% 62.82% 83.91% Female literacy rate% 52.17% 48.72% 76.32% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 807,950 741,154 66,796 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 162,816 158,377 4,439 Total workersCensus workers 1,075,626 955,823 119,803 Work participation rate% 35.77% 36.14% 33.07% Main workersworked at least 6 months 824,342 716,552 107,790 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 251,284 239,271 12,013 Non-workerspeople 1,931,508 1,689,083 242,425
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 605,674 households and 3,007,134 residents. Urban residents made up 12.05% of the population. Rural residents made up 87.95%. Children aged 0–6 made up 16.13% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 65.52% for males and 52.17% for females. Of 1,075,626 workers, 76.64% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 226,346 31,031 Agricultural labourers 294,195 148,133 Household industry workers 21,947 16,031 Other workers 281,854 56,089
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 801651 183,612 people within this district · Town
Census code 801649 54,340 people within this district · Town
Census code 801652 53,530 people within this district · Town
Census code 801650 36,930 people within this district · Town
Census code 309799 10,067 people within this district · Census town
Census code 310328 6,022 people within this district · Census town
Census code 309798 6,011 people within this district · Census town
Census code 309202 5,939 people within this district · Census town
Census code 308948 5,777 people within this district · Census town