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Census town · Census 2011 · code 313979

Jagtaj 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.
Population11,261people
Households2,369PCA households
Literacy rate60.88%% of people aged 7+
Work participation51.93%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople11,2615,6215,640
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,671852819
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+5,8383,2042,634
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+60.88%67.18%54.64%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople5,0982,5792,519
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople388190198
Total workersCensus workers5,8483,1012,747
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population51.93%55.17%48.71%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,4112,4821,929
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,437619818
Non-workerspeople5,4132,5202,893

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 10786; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,369 households and 11,261 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 14.84% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 67.18% for males and 54.64% for females.
  • Of 5,848 workers, 75.43% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators114
Agricultural labourers3615
Household industry workers3,014514
Other workers1,350904

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
Jagtaj (CT)3330222611,261

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.