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Census town · Census 2011 · code 318663

Baktarnagar 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.
Population5,112people
Households1,106PCA households
Literacy rate71.55%% of people aged 7+
Work participation31.18%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople5,1122,6432,469
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6610307303
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+3,2211,8661,355
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+71.55%79.88%62.56%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,305684621
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople389189200
Total workersCensus workers1,5941,387207
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population31.18%52.48%8.38%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,023908115
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months57147992
Non-workerspeople3,5181,2562,262

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11024; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,106 households and 5,112 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.93% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 79.88% for males and 62.56% for females.
  • Of 1,594 workers, 64.18% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators225
Agricultural labourers3730
Household industry workers4412
Other workers940504

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
Baktarnagar (CT)335022715,112

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.