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Census town · Census 2011 · code 314139

Sahajadpur 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.
Population23,280people
Households4,441PCA households
Literacy rate65.4%% of people aged 7+
Work participation45.31%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople23,28011,96611,314
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–63,8061,9161,890
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+12,7366,9515,785
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+65.4%69.16%61.39%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,3551,1971,158
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople642
Total workersCensus workers10,5486,3504,198
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population45.31%53.07%37.1%
Main workersworked at least 6 months8,4515,7202,731
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months2,0976301,467
Non-workerspeople12,7325,6167,116

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 10815; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,441 households and 23,280 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 16.35% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 69.16% for males and 61.39% for females.
  • Of 10,548 workers, 80.12% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators3812
Agricultural labourers5114
Household industry workers2,6211,069
Other workers5,7411,002

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
Sahajadpur (CT)3330222823,280

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.