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Census town · Census 2011 · code 313837

Mahadeb Nagar 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.
Population21,737people
Households3,919PCA households
Literacy rate56.09%% of people aged 7+
Work participation46.51%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople21,73710,85710,880
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–64,2222,1052,117
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+9,8245,3284,496
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+56.09%60.88%51.31%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,666816850
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers10,1095,1764,933
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population46.51%47.67%45.34%
Main workersworked at least 6 months7,5034,1883,315
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months2,6069881,618
Non-workerspeople11,6285,6815,947

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 10761; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
Source access notes and archived workbooks

What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,919 households and 21,737 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 19.42% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 60.88% for males and 51.31% for females.
  • Of 10,109 workers, 74.22% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators27166
Agricultural labourers942276
Household industry workers3,9301,443
Other workers2,360821

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
Mahadeb Nagar (CT)3330222321,737

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.