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Census town · Census 2011 · code 318640

Kenda 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.
Population15,731people
Households3,223PCA households
Literacy rate74.11%% of people aged 7+
Work participation30.05%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople15,7318,3607,371
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,811945866
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+10,3166,2354,081
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+74.11%84.09%62.74%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople4,5562,3612,195
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1,460738722
Total workersCensus workers4,7274,030697
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population30.05%48.21%9.46%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,7083,257451
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,019773246
Non-workerspeople11,0044,3306,674

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11010; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,223 households and 15,731 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.51% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 84.09% for males and 62.74% for females.
  • Of 4,727 workers, 78.44% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators10518
Agricultural labourers285188
Household industry workers10537
Other workers3,213776

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
Kenda (CT)3350227015,731

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.