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Census town · Census 2011 · code 318638

Nimsa 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.
Population3,459people
Households763PCA households
Literacy rate67.87%% of people aged 7+
Work participation34.29%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople3,4591,8131,646
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6403222181
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+2,0741,213861
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+67.87%76.24%58.77%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople655351304
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople250131119
Total workersCensus workers1,186962224
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population34.29%53.06%13.61%
Main workersworked at least 6 months656534122
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months530428102
Non-workerspeople2,2738511,422

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11008; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 763 households and 3,459 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.65% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 76.24% for males and 58.77% for females.
  • Of 1,186 workers, 55.31% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators11723
Agricultural labourers169161
Household industry workers92
Other workers361344

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
Nimsa (CT)335022703,459

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.