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Census town · Census 2011 · code 209729

Benipur population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Uttar Pradesh, using 2011 geography.

Historical geographic unit. Census 2011 town boundary and classification. The primary total is the single published town row. This is not a present-day population or an urban-agglomeration total.
Population12,470people
Households1,708PCA households
Literacy rate64.99%% of people aged 7+
Work participation31.34%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople12,4706,5345,936
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,8781,016862
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+6,8844,0472,837
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+64.99%73.34%55.91%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,103583520
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople351718
Total workersCensus workers3,9082,965943
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population31.34%45.38%15.89%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,4802,687793
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months428278150
Non-workerspeople8,5623,5694,993

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 5635; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,708 households and 12,470 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 15.06% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 73.34% for males and 55.91% for females.
  • Of 3,908 workers, 89.05% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators57721
Agricultural labourers25239
Household industry workers1,021105
Other workers1,630263

The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.

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Source components of this town

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Published componentDistrict codeSubdistrict codePeople
Benipur (CT)1970099612,470

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.