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Census town · Census 2011 · code 318667

Ballavpur 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.
Population6,468people
Households1,441PCA households
Literacy rate80.95%% of people aged 7+
Work participation36.15%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople6,4683,3993,069
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6687370317
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+4,6802,7091,971
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+80.95%89.44%71.62%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,313677636
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople743
Total workersCensus workers2,3382,018320
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population36.15%59.37%10.43%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,9041,714190
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months434304130
Non-workerspeople4,1301,3812,749

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11028; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,441 households and 6,468 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.62% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 89.44% for males and 71.62% for females.
  • Of 2,338 workers, 81.44% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators779
Agricultural labourers268
Household industry workers2217
Other workers1,779400

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
Ballavpur (CT)335022716,468

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.