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Bankura 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 3,596,674 people
Households 766,902 PCA households
Literacy rate 70.26% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 40.77% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 3,596,674 3,296,901 299,773 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 766,902 701,159 65,743 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 418,650 391,728 26,922 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 11.64% 11.88% 8.98% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 957 956 968 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 949 947 965 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 2,232,992 2,002,652 230,340 Literacy rate% 70.26% 68.93% 84.42% Male literacy rate% 80.05% 79.1% 90.15% Female literacy rate% 60.05% 58.31% 78.5% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 1,174,447 1,105,653 68,794 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 368,690 365,380 3,310 Total workersCensus workers 1,466,220 1,356,914 109,306 Work participation rate% 40.77% 41.16% 36.46% Main workersworked at least 6 months 916,393 824,968 91,425 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 549,827 531,946 17,881 Non-workerspeople 2,130,454 1,939,987 190,467
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 766,902 households and 3,596,674 residents. Urban residents made up 8.33% of the population. Rural residents made up 91.67%. Children aged 0–6 made up 11.64% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 80.05% for males and 60.05% for females. Of 1,466,220 workers, 62.5% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 238,179 71,544 Agricultural labourers 303,270 344,104 Household industry workers 31,479 29,907 Other workers 343,465 104,272
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 801733 137,386 people within this district · Town
Census code 801735 67,783 people within this district · Town
Census code 801734 29,085 people within this district · Town
Census code 327362 14,012 people within this district · Census town
Census code 328010 8,483 people within this district · Census town
Census code 329104 7,382 people within this district · Census town
Census code 328949 7,206 people within this district · Census town
Census code 327363 6,463 people within this district · Census town
Census code 329617 6,280 people within this district · Census town
Census code 326636 5,326 people within this district · Census town
Census code 327361 5,311 people within this district · Census town
Census code 329103 5,056 people within this district · Census town