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Census town · Census 2011 · code 313941

Ramakantapur 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.
Population6,347people
Households1,253PCA households
Literacy rate57.52%% of people aged 7+
Work participation45.47%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople6,3473,2133,134
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,189603586
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+2,9671,6161,351
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+57.52%61.92%53.02%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople982496486
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople211
Total workersCensus workers2,8861,6111,275
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population45.47%50.14%40.68%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,4991,224275
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,3873871,000
Non-workerspeople3,4611,6021,859

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 10780; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,253 households and 6,347 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 18.73% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 61.92% for males and 53.02% for females.
  • Of 2,886 workers, 51.94% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators11711
Agricultural labourers318101
Household industry workers3961,072
Other workers668203

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
Ramakantapur (CT)333022256,347

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.