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Census town · Census 2011 · code 318589

Bhanowara 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.
Population8,855people
Households1,843PCA households
Literacy rate71.11%% of people aged 7+
Work participation30.57%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople8,8554,6274,228
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,188607581
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+5,4523,2302,222
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+71.11%80.35%60.93%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,4041,2131,191
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople463245218
Total workersCensus workers2,7072,286421
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population30.57%49.41%9.96%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,2231,919304
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months484367117
Non-workerspeople6,1482,3413,807

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11000; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,843 households and 8,855 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 13.42% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 80.35% for males and 60.93% for females.
  • Of 2,707 workers, 82.12% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators7639
Agricultural labourers84103
Household industry workers3411
Other workers2,029331

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
Bhanowara (CT)335022698,855

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.