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Census town · Census 2011 · code 313834

Sibnagar 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.
Population6,812people
Households1,301PCA households
Literacy rate55.9%% of people aged 7+
Work participation48.99%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople6,8123,4453,367
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,220613607
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+3,1261,7631,363
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+55.9%62.25%49.38%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople719349370
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople220
Total workersCensus workers3,3371,6671,670
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population48.99%48.39%49.6%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,3421,1921,150
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months995475520
Non-workerspeople3,4751,7781,697

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 10758; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,301 households and 6,812 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 17.91% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 62.25% for males and 49.38% for females.
  • Of 3,337 workers, 70.18% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators406
Agricultural labourers27935
Household industry workers1,353369
Other workers670585

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
Sibnagar (CT)333022236,812

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.