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Census town · Census 2011 · code 307593

Mainaguri 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.
Population30,490people
Households7,678PCA households
Literacy rate88.63%% of people aged 7+
Work participation34.44%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople30,49015,48715,003
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,9511,5391,412
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+24,40812,77511,633
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+88.63%91.59%85.59%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople11,1935,7195,474
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople19710295
Total workersCensus workers10,5028,7081,794
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population34.44%56.23%11.96%
Main workersworked at least 6 months9,2107,8951,315
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,292813479
Non-workerspeople19,9886,77913,209

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 10514; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 7,678 households and 30,490 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.68% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.59% for males and 85.59% for females.
  • Of 10,502 workers, 87.7% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators40071
Agricultural labourers674218
Household industry workers20656
Other workers7,930947

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
Mainaguri (CT)3280217730,490

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.