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Census town · Census 2011 · code 314136

Mithipur 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.
Population15,260people
Households2,836PCA households
Literacy rate60.81%% of people aged 7+
Work participation48.23%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople15,2607,8477,413
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,2541,1561,098
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+7,9094,3343,575
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+60.81%64.77%56.61%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,3381,1901,148
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople954
Total workersCensus workers7,3604,2883,072
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population48.23%54.65%41.44%
Main workersworked at least 6 months6,1843,8332,351
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,176455721
Non-workerspeople7,9003,5594,341

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 10812; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,836 households and 15,260 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 14.77% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 64.77% for males and 56.61% for females.
  • Of 7,360 workers, 84.02% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators373
Agricultural labourers2569
Household industry workers2,210688
Other workers3,912416

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
Mithipur (CT)3330222815,260

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.