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Census town · Census 2011 · code 316077

Murarai 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.
Population5,770people
Households1,316PCA households
Literacy rate68.6%% of people aged 7+
Work participation32.89%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople5,7702,9762,794
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6747398349
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+3,4461,8521,594
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+68.6%71.84%65.19%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople332181151
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople725
Total workersCensus workers1,8981,578320
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population32.89%53.02%11.45%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,4061,239167
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months492339153
Non-workerspeople3,8721,3982,474

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 10912; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,316 households and 5,770 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.95% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 71.84% for males and 65.19% for females.
  • Of 1,898 workers, 74.08% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators10550
Agricultural labourers210155
Household industry workers4567
Other workers1,046220

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
Murarai (CT)334022495,770

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.