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Census town · Census 2011 · code 313878

Kohetpur 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.
Population5,379people
Households1,004PCA households
Literacy rate53.39%% of people aged 7+
Work participation49.92%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople5,3792,7142,665
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,011493518
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+2,3321,3251,007
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+53.39%59.66%46.9%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople440221219
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers2,6851,3531,332
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population49.92%49.85%49.98%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,1971,215982
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months488138350
Non-workerspeople2,6941,3611,333

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 10772; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,004 households and 5,379 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 18.8% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 59.66% for males and 46.9% for females.
  • Of 2,685 workers, 81.82% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators91
Agricultural labourers459
Household industry workers1,821437
Other workers32241

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
Kohetpur (CT)333022245,379

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.