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Census town · Census 2011 · code 318662

Amkula 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.
Population5,445people
Households1,099PCA households
Literacy rate69.63%% of people aged 7+
Work participation27.25%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople5,4452,9282,517
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6793423370
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+3,2391,9871,252
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+69.63%79.32%58.31%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople499276223
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople955510445
Total workersCensus workers1,4841,360124
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population27.25%46.45%4.93%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,3951,30590
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months895534
Non-workerspeople3,9611,5682,393

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11023; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,099 households and 5,445 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 14.56% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 79.32% for males and 58.31% for females.
  • Of 1,484 workers, 94% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators86
Agricultural labourers256
Household industry workers121
Other workers1,35076

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
Amkula (CT)335022715,445

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.