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Census town · Census 2011 · code 313621

Baliadanga 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.
Population12,379people
Households2,502PCA households
Literacy rate76%% of people aged 7+
Work participation38.39%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople12,3796,3406,039
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,706865841
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+8,1124,3643,748
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+76%79.71%72.1%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople575293282
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople22139
Total workersCensus workers4,7523,2301,522
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population38.39%50.95%25.2%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,9822,8911,091
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months770339431
Non-workerspeople7,6273,1104,517

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 10731; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,502 households and 12,379 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 13.78% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 79.71% for males and 72.1% for females.
  • Of 4,752 workers, 83.8% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators462
Agricultural labourers24233
Household industry workers592216
Other workers3,102519

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
Baliadanga (CT)3320222012,379

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.