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Census town · Census 2011 · code 306393

Sonada Khasmahal population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in West Bengal, 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.
Population11,635people
Households2,541PCA households
Literacy rate88.01%% of people aged 7+
Work participation31.06%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople11,6355,7935,842
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6861421440
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+9,4824,9834,499
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+88.01%92.76%83.28%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople652319333
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople4,8082,3362,472
Total workersCensus workers3,6142,5651,049
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population31.06%44.28%17.96%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,2862,364922
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months328201127
Non-workerspeople8,0213,2284,793

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 10399; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,541 households and 11,635 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 7.4% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 92.76% for males and 83.28% for females.
  • Of 3,614 workers, 90.92% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators22528
Agricultural labourers23255
Household industry workers6610
Other workers2,763235

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
Sonada Khasmahal (CT)3270215911,635

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.