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Census town · Census 2011 · code 308327

Baisguri 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.
Population5,021people
Households1,206PCA households
Literacy rate85.37%% of people aged 7+
Work participation36.33%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople5,0212,5772,444
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6518277241
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+3,8442,0541,790
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+85.37%89.3%81.25%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,5141,3041,210
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople381523
Total workersCensus workers1,8241,461363
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population36.33%56.69%14.85%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,7651,437328
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months592435
Non-workerspeople3,1971,1162,081

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 10555; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,206 households and 5,021 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.32% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 89.3% for males and 81.25% for females.
  • Of 1,824 workers, 96.77% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators102
Agricultural labourers391
Household industry workers215
Other workers1,69551

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
Baisguri (CT)329021845,021

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.