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Jitu 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.
Population 5,892 people
Households 1,419 PCA households
Literacy rate 84.84% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 35.57% % of all residents
Population, children, literacy and work by sex Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Males Females Populationpeople 5,892 2,886 3,006 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 661 333 328 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 4,438 2,270 2,168 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 84.84% 88.92% 80.96% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 949 462 487 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 290 141 149 Total workersCensus workers 2,096 1,555 541 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 35.57% 53.88% 18% Main workersworked at least 6 months 2,021 1,522 499 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 75 33 42 Non-workerspeople 3,796 1,331 2,465
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 1,419 households and 5,892 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 11.22% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 88.92% for males and 80.96% for females. Of 2,096 workers, 96.42% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 5 2 Agricultural labourers 6 3 Household industry workers 11 1 Other workers 1,999 69
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Source components of this town Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Published component District code Subdistrict code People Jitu (CT) 327 02162 5,892
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.