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Town · Census 2011 · code 315449

Ajodhya Nagar 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.
Population8,883people
Households2,050PCA households
Literacy rate80.86%% of people aged 7+
Work participation37.62%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople8,8834,4724,411
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6891437454
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+6,4623,4103,052
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+80.86%84.51%77.13%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,783864919
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople311813
Total workersCensus workers3,3422,642700
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population37.62%59.08%15.87%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,9062,432474
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months436210226
Non-workerspeople5,5411,8303,711

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 10868; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,050 households and 8,883 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.03% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 84.51% for males and 77.13% for females.
  • Of 3,342 workers, 86.95% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators4819
Agricultural labourers11516
Household industry workers6936
Other workers2,674365

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
Ajodhya Nagar (P) (CT)333022418,883

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.