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Census town · Census 2011 · code 306567

Bara Mohansingh 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.
Population15,616people
Households3,720PCA households
Literacy rate89.83%% of people aged 7+
Work participation34.16%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople15,6167,7987,818
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,341692649
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+12,8236,6646,159
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+89.83%93.78%85.91%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople5,1122,5972,515
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1,044490554
Total workersCensus workers5,3344,1561,178
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population34.16%53.3%15.07%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,6833,887796
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months651269382
Non-workerspeople10,2823,6426,640

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 10417; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,720 households and 15,616 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.59% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 93.78% for males and 85.91% for females.
  • Of 5,334 workers, 87.8% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1419
Agricultural labourers265
Household industry workers4131
Other workers4,602596

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
Bara Mohansingh (CT)3270216215,616

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.