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Census town · Census 2011 · code 313331

Jhangra 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.
Population5,022people
Households1,061PCA households
Literacy rate66.41%% of people aged 7+
Work participation39.25%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople5,0222,5442,478
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6741390351
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+2,8431,4951,348
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+66.41%69.41%63.38%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople938475463
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople287139148
Total workersCensus workers1,9711,391580
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population39.25%54.68%23.41%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,4261,172254
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months545219326
Non-workerspeople3,0511,1531,898

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 10708; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,061 households and 5,022 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 14.76% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 69.41% for males and 63.38% for females.
  • Of 1,971 workers, 72.35% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1078
Agricultural labourers41379
Household industry workers4195
Other workers865363

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
Jhangra (CT)332022175,022

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.