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Census town · Census 2011 · code 306663

Geni 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.
Population8,747people
Households2,026PCA households
Literacy rate80.38%% of people aged 7+
Work participation36.13%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople8,7474,4594,288
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6869453416
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+6,3323,4092,923
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+80.38%85.1%75.49%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,950977973
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople562283279
Total workersCensus workers3,1602,509651
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population36.13%56.27%15.18%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,7742,280494
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months386229157
Non-workerspeople5,5871,9503,637

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 10423; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,026 households and 8,747 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.93% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 85.1% for males and 75.49% for females.
  • Of 3,160 workers, 87.78% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators327
Agricultural labourers3818
Household industry workers4313
Other workers2,661348

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
Geni (CT)327021638,747

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.