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Census town · Census 2011 · code 307254

Paschim Jitpur 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.
Population14,334people
Households3,489PCA households
Literacy rate85.53%% of people aged 7+
Work participation36.47%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople14,3347,1897,145
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,302666636
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+11,1465,8615,285
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+85.53%89.85%81.2%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople4,4612,2182,243
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople459235224
Total workersCensus workers5,2284,1111,117
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population36.47%57.18%15.63%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,6663,842824
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months562269293
Non-workerspeople9,1063,0786,028

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 10488; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,489 households and 14,334 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.08% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 89.85% for males and 81.2% for females.
  • Of 5,228 workers, 89.25% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators4632
Agricultural labourers5613
Household industry workers3910
Other workers4,525507

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
Paschim Jitpur (CT)3280217314,334

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.