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Census town · Census 2011 · code 318591

Pangachhiya 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.
Population9,165people
Households1,859PCA households
Literacy rate75.15%% of people aged 7+
Work participation32.79%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople9,1654,8194,346
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,084562522
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+6,0733,5602,513
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+75.15%83.63%65.72%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,7801,4391,341
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople770395375
Total workersCensus workers3,0052,501504
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population32.79%51.9%11.6%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,5012,180321
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months504321183
Non-workerspeople6,1602,3183,842

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11002; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,859 households and 9,165 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.83% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 83.63% for males and 65.72% for females.
  • Of 3,005 workers, 83.23% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators45
Agricultural labourers96
Household industry workers1725
Other workers2,471468

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
Pangachhiya (CT)335022699,165

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.