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Census town · Census 2011 · code 318590

Majiara 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.
Population5,444people
Households1,063PCA households
Literacy rate70.74%% of people aged 7+
Work participation29.34%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople5,4442,8132,631
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6721404317
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+3,3411,9151,426
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+70.74%79.49%61.62%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,0221,058964
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople552256296
Total workersCensus workers1,5971,432165
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population29.34%50.91%6.27%
Main workersworked at least 6 months84277468
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months75565897
Non-workerspeople3,8471,3812,466

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11001; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,063 households and 5,444 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 13.24% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 79.49% for males and 61.62% for females.
  • Of 1,597 workers, 52.72% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators7635
Agricultural labourers20120
Household industry workers1518
Other workers731582

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
Majiara (CT)335022695,444

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.