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Census town · Census 2011 · code 308325

Baneswar 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.
Population4,841people
Households1,220PCA households
Literacy rate93.51%% of people aged 7+
Work participation34.85%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople4,8412,5342,307
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6448242206
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+4,1082,2031,905
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+93.51%96.12%90.67%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,215633582
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople422
Total workersCensus workers1,6871,376311
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population34.85%54.3%13.48%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,4671,232235
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months22014476
Non-workerspeople3,1541,1581,996

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 10553; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,220 households and 4,841 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.25% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 96.12% for males and 90.67% for females.
  • Of 1,687 workers, 86.96% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators10911
Agricultural labourers131110
Household industry workers7820
Other workers1,14979

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
Baneswar (CT)329021844,841

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.