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Census town · Census 2011 · code 313877

Serpur 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.
Population8,900people
Households1,668PCA households
Literacy rate63.87%% of people aged 7+
Work participation49.36%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople8,9004,4524,448
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,582780802
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+4,6742,5872,087
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+63.87%70.45%57.24%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,133568565
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople211
Total workersCensus workers4,3932,2842,109
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population49.36%51.3%47.41%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,3081,9321,376
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,085352733
Non-workerspeople4,5072,1682,339

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 10771; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,668 households and 8,900 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 17.78% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 70.45% for males and 57.24% for females.
  • Of 4,393 workers, 75.3% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators103
Agricultural labourers1911
Household industry workers2,225599
Other workers1,054472

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
Serpur (CT)333022248,900

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.