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Dakshin 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 1,676,276 people
Households 396,406 PCA households
Literacy rate 72.82% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 41.94% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 1,676,276 1,439,981 236,295 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 396,406 339,231 57,175 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 188,135 169,507 18,628 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 11.22% 11.77% 7.88% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 956 952 979 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 957 957 958 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 1,083,685 890,661 193,024 Literacy rate% 72.82% 70.1% 88.68% Male literacy rate% 78.37% 76.11% 91.78% Female literacy rate% 67.01% 63.79% 85.52% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 482,754 440,182 42,572 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 275,366 267,913 7,453 Total workersCensus workers 702,987 613,578 89,409 Work participation rate% 41.94% 42.61% 37.84% Main workersworked at least 6 months 526,470 448,743 77,727 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 176,517 164,835 11,682 Non-workerspeople 973,289 826,403 146,886
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 396,406 households and 1,676,276 residents. Urban residents made up 14.1% of the population. Rural residents made up 85.9%. Children aged 0–6 made up 11.22% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 78.37% for males and 67.01% for females. Of 702,987 workers, 74.89% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 170,682 22,594 Agricultural labourers 174,690 105,242 Household industry workers 20,485 11,805 Other workers 160,613 36,876
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 801654 153,279 people within this district · Town including outgrowths
Census code 801653 56,217 people within this district · Town
Census code 310762 7,016 people within this district · Census town
Census code 311372 6,269 people within this district · Census town
Census code 311371 5,268 people within this district · Town
Census code 311965 5,021 people within this district · Census town
Census code 311370 3,225 people within this district · Census town