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Paschim Medinipur 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 5,913,457 people
Households 1,301,610 PCA households
Literacy rate 78% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 42.43% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 5,913,457 5,190,771 722,686 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 1,301,610 1,142,875 158,735 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 685,012 616,836 68,176 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 11.58% 11.88% 9.43% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 966 965 974 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 963 962 972 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 4,078,412 3,515,817 562,595 Literacy rate% 78% 76.87% 85.96% Male literacy rate% 85.26% 84.52% 90.45% Female literacy rate% 70.5% 68.94% 81.35% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 1,128,269 1,034,177 94,092 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 880,015 853,031 26,984 Total workersCensus workers 2,509,159 2,257,799 251,360 Work participation rate% 42.43% 43.5% 34.78% Main workersworked at least 6 months 1,510,548 1,303,103 207,445 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 998,611 954,696 43,915 Non-workerspeople 3,404,298 2,932,972 471,326
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 1,301,610 households and 5,913,457 residents. Urban residents made up 12.22% of the population. Rural residents made up 87.78%. Children aged 0–6 made up 11.58% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 85.26% for males and 70.5% for females. Of 2,509,159 workers, 60.2% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 436,384 135,884 Agricultural labourers 489,199 616,002 Household industry workers 57,613 84,989 Other workers 527,352 161,736
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 801757 207,604 people within this district · Town
Census code 801755 169,264 people within this district · Town
Census code 341706 82,735 people within this district · Census town
Census code 801756 61,712 people within this district · Town
Census code 801754 54,591 people within this district · Town
Census code 801752 23,629 people within this district · Town
Census code 801750 19,611 people within this district · Town
Census code 801751 16,384 people within this district · Town
Census code 342538 13,784 people within this district · Census town
Census code 801753 12,118 people within this district · Town
Census code 341707 9,344 people within this district · Census town
Census code 343469 9,007 people within this district · Census town
Census code 337374 7,754 people within this district · Census town
Census code 337373 6,796 people within this district · Census town
Census code 343888 6,186 people within this district · Census town
Census code 337375 6,169 people within this district · Census town
Census code 335884 5,724 people within this district · Census town
Census code 337141 5,165 people within this district · Census town
Census code 337142 5,109 people within this district · Census town