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Census town · Census 2011 · code 306854

Shyamdhan 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.
Population5,192people
Households1,122PCA households
Literacy rate80.38%% of people aged 7+
Work participation34.5%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople5,1922,6552,537
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6533261272
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+3,7452,0631,682
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+80.38%86.17%74.26%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople4,2832,1782,105
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople20128
Total workersCensus workers1,7911,525266
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population34.5%57.44%10.48%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,5501,344206
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months24118160
Non-workerspeople3,4011,1302,271

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 10433; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,122 households and 5,192 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.27% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 86.17% for males and 74.26% for females.
  • Of 1,791 workers, 86.54% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators11711
Agricultural labourers4229
Household industry workers1349
Other workers1,257192

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
Shyamdhan (CT)327021655,192

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.