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Census town · Census 2011 · code 307258

Birpara 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.
Population10,821people
Households2,686PCA households
Literacy rate81.23%% of people aged 7+
Work participation37.84%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople10,8215,6075,214
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,050570480
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+7,9374,2913,646
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+81.23%85.19%77.02%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,8012,0141,787
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople355183172
Total workersCensus workers4,0953,293802
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population37.84%58.73%15.38%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,4372,978459
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months658315343
Non-workerspeople6,7262,3144,412

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 10492; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,686 households and 10,821 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.7% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 85.19% for males and 77.02% for females.
  • Of 4,095 workers, 83.93% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators19013
Agricultural labourers709297
Household industry workers175
Other workers2,521343

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
Birpara (CT)3280217310,821

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.