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Dakra 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.
Population 5,268 people
Households 1,339 PCA households
Literacy rate 86.9% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 38.86% % of all residents
Population, children, literacy and work by sex Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Males Females Populationpeople 5,268 2,643 2,625 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 407 193 214 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 4,224 2,216 2,008 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 86.9% 90.45% 83.28% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 1,167 576 591 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 362 190 172 Total workersCensus workers 2,047 1,577 470 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 38.86% 59.67% 17.9% Main workersworked at least 6 months 1,883 1,489 394 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 164 88 76 Non-workerspeople 3,221 1,066 2,155
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 1,339 households and 5,268 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 7.73% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 90.45% for males and 83.28% for females. Of 2,047 workers, 91.99% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 168 7 Agricultural labourers 188 5 Household industry workers 46 17 Other workers 1,481 135
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Source components of this town Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Published component District code Subdistrict code People Dakra (P) (CT) 331 02204 5,268
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.