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Census town · Census 2011 · code 314144

Bara Jumla 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.
Population11,074people
Households2,389PCA households
Literacy rate60.02%% of people aged 7+
Work participation45.36%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople11,0745,6645,410
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,1911,0861,105
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+5,3322,9432,389
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+60.02%64.29%55.49%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople872453419
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople202
Total workersCensus workers5,0232,9822,041
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population45.36%52.65%37.73%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,6192,728891
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,4042541,150
Non-workerspeople6,0512,6823,369

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 10820; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,389 households and 11,074 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 19.79% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 64.29% for males and 55.49% for females.
  • Of 5,023 workers, 72.05% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1897
Agricultural labourers26958
Household industry workers849815
Other workers2,312524

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
Bara Jumla (CT)3330222811,074

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.