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Census town · Census 2011 · code 313982

Mahendrapur 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.
Population6,979people
Households1,267PCA households
Literacy rate65.97%% of people aged 7+
Work participation43.47%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople6,9793,4823,497
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,475739736
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+3,6311,9681,663
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+65.97%71.75%60.23%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople000
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers3,0341,5681,466
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population43.47%45.03%41.92%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,7571,4351,322
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months277133144
Non-workerspeople3,9451,9142,031

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 10789; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,267 households and 6,979 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 21.13% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 71.75% for males and 60.23% for females.
  • Of 3,034 workers, 90.87% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators283
Agricultural labourers372
Household industry workers2,082161
Other workers610111

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
Mahendrapur (CT)333022266,979

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.