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Census town · Census 2011 · code 318690

Palashban 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.
Population4,811people
Households959PCA households
Literacy rate82.62%% of people aged 7+
Work participation29.43%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople4,8112,5312,280
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6478252226
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+3,5802,0701,510
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+82.62%90.83%73.52%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople977512465
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople894643
Total workersCensus workers1,4161,227189
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population29.43%48.48%8.29%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,1031,001102
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months31322687
Non-workerspeople3,3951,3042,091

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11041; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 959 households and 4,811 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.94% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 90.83% for males and 73.52% for females.
  • Of 1,416 workers, 77.9% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators56
Agricultural labourers815
Household industry workers132
Other workers1,077290

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
Palashban (CT)335022724,811

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.