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Census town · Census 2011 · code 318687

Parashkol 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 town total is our sum of 2 separately published geographic parts, all sharing this Census town code. This is not a present-day population or an urban-agglomeration total.
Population11,212people
Households2,327PCA households
Literacy rate71.6%% of people aged 7+
Work participation28.25%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople11,2125,9635,249
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,303670633
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+7,0954,3042,791
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+71.6%81.31%60.46%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,6041,8961,708
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1,336690646
Total workersCensus workers3,1672,708459
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population28.25%45.41%8.74%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,3282,099229
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months839609230
Non-workerspeople8,0453,2554,790

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11038, 11051; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,327 households and 11,212 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.62% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 81.31% for males and 60.46% for females.
  • Of 3,167 workers, 73.51% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1314
Agricultural labourers1019
Household industry workers1722
Other workers2,288784

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
Parashkol (CT) (Part)33502272845
Parashkol (CT) (Part)3350227310,367

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.