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Census town · Census 2011 · code 313212

Baksinagar 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.
Population7,255people
Households1,691PCA households
Literacy rate77.35%% of people aged 7+
Work participation39.64%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople7,2553,6943,561
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6731350381
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+5,0462,7722,274
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+77.35%82.89%71.51%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,6791,3721,307
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople482325
Total workersCensus workers2,8762,129747
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population39.64%57.63%20.98%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,4931,890603
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months383239144
Non-workerspeople4,3791,5652,814

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 10701; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,691 households and 7,255 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.08% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 82.89% for males and 71.51% for females.
  • Of 2,876 workers, 86.68% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators2215
Agricultural labourers7012
Household industry workers34832
Other workers1,854334

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
Baksinagar (CT)332022167,255

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.