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Census town · Census 2011 · code 301325

New Bongaigaon Rly. Col. population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Assam, 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.
Population14,896people
Households3,516PCA households
Literacy rate83.05%% of people aged 7+
Work participation32.81%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople14,8967,5787,318
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,542774768
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+11,0906,0395,051
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+83.05%88.76%77.11%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,3461,1701,176
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1,172617555
Total workersCensus workers4,8874,002885
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population32.81%52.81%12.09%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,0423,523519
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months845479366
Non-workerspeople10,0093,5766,433

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 10095; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,516 households and 14,896 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.35% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 88.76% for males and 77.11% for females.
  • Of 4,887 workers, 82.71% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators2415
Agricultural labourers2032
Household industry workers2593
Other workers3,973705

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
New Bongaigaon Rly. Col. (CT)3190211014,896

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.