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Census town · Census 2011 · code 313881

Basudebpur 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.
Population6,830people
Households1,278PCA households
Literacy rate64.91%% of people aged 7+
Work participation47.06%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople6,8303,4973,333
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,273641632
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+3,6072,0181,589
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+64.91%70.66%58.83%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople741396345
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers3,2141,6561,558
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population47.06%47.35%46.74%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,5101,4301,080
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months704226478
Non-workerspeople3,6161,8411,775

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 10775; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,278 households and 6,830 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 18.64% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 70.66% for males and 58.83% for females.
  • Of 3,214 workers, 78.1% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators5210
Agricultural labourers17131
Household industry workers1,717530
Other workers570133

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
Basudebpur (CT)333022246,830

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.