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Census town · Census 2011 · code 318540

Hindusthan Cables Town 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.
Population22,599people
Households5,381PCA households
Literacy rate87.66%% of people aged 7+
Work participation31.37%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople22,59911,55511,044
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,863955908
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+18,1779,8458,332
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+87.66%92.88%82.2%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,3331,2301,103
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople2,0369771,059
Total workersCensus workers7,0905,8611,229
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population31.37%50.72%11.13%
Main workersworked at least 6 months6,2085,298910
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months882563319
Non-workerspeople15,5095,6949,815

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 10994; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 5,381 households and 22,599 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.24% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 92.88% for males and 82.2% for females.
  • Of 7,090 workers, 87.56% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators3544
Agricultural labourers8635
Household industry workers14274
Other workers5,945729

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
Hindusthan Cables Town (CT)3350226822,599

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.