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Census town · Census 2011 · code 313985

Paschim Punropara 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.
Population40,683people
Households8,074PCA households
Literacy rate55.68%% of people aged 7+
Work participation47.92%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople40,68320,23220,451
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–67,5623,7673,795
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+18,44210,1148,328
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+55.68%61.43%50%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,817910907
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople312
Total workersCensus workers19,49610,0329,464
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population47.92%49.58%46.28%
Main workersworked at least 6 months16,3449,0587,286
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months3,1529742,178
Non-workerspeople21,18710,20010,987

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 10792; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 8,074 households and 40,683 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 18.59% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 61.43% for males and 50% for females.
  • Of 19,496 workers, 83.83% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators837
Agricultural labourers22133
Household industry workers12,7342,596
Other workers3,306516

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
Paschim Punropara (CT)3330222640,683

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.