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Census town · Census 2011 · code 307401

Parangarpar 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.
Population11,408people
Households2,690PCA households
Literacy rate84.75%% of people aged 7+
Work participation37.35%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople11,4085,9305,478
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,084551533
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+8,7504,7523,998
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+84.75%88.34%80.85%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,895980915
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople522269253
Total workersCensus workers4,2613,366895
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population37.35%56.76%16.34%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,9413,203738
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months320163157
Non-workerspeople7,1472,5644,583

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 10503; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,690 households and 11,408 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.5% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 88.34% for males and 80.85% for females.
  • Of 4,261 workers, 92.49% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators2188
Agricultural labourers49837
Household industry workers857
Other workers3,140268

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
Parangarpar (CT)3280217511,408

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.