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Farakka Barrage Township 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 20,126 people
Households 4,786 PCA households
Literacy rate 78.9% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 35.65% % 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 20,126 10,430 9,696 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 1,882 995 887 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 14,394 7,907 6,487 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 78.9% 83.8% 73.64% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 6,604 3,423 3,181 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 274 138 136 Total workersCensus workers 7,174 5,512 1,662 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 35.65% 52.85% 17.14% Main workersworked at least 6 months 6,153 4,974 1,179 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 1,021 538 483 Non-workerspeople 12,952 4,918 8,034
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 4,786 households and 20,126 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 9.35% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 83.8% for males and 73.64% for females. Of 7,174 workers, 85.77% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 3 62 Agricultural labourers 34 21 Household industry workers 249 62 Other workers 5,867 876
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 Farakka Barrage Township (CT) 333 02223 20,126
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.