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Census town · Census 2011 · code 318682

Khandra 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.
Population15,383people
Households3,382PCA households
Literacy rate72.23%% of people aged 7+
Work participation31.03%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople15,3838,0967,287
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,853978875
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+9,7735,6764,097
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+72.23%79.74%63.9%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople5,3872,7702,617
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople658336322
Total workersCensus workers4,7743,970804
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population31.03%49.04%11.03%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,4593,016443
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,315954361
Non-workerspeople10,6094,1266,483

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11033; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,382 households and 15,383 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.05% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 79.74% for males and 63.9% for females.
  • Of 4,774 workers, 72.45% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators2715
Agricultural labourers37199
Household industry workers8651
Other workers3,3091,050

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
Khandra (CT)3350227215,383

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.