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Census town · Census 2011 · code 318710

Bilpahari 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.
Population8,565people
Households1,848PCA households
Literacy rate74.7%% of people aged 7+
Work participation27.69%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople8,5654,5194,046
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,038549489
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+5,6233,3082,315
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+74.7%83.32%65.08%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,7411,4011,340
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople276150126
Total workersCensus workers2,3722,147225
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population27.69%47.51%5.56%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,6811,59388
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months691554137
Non-workerspeople6,1932,3723,821

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11052; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,848 households and 8,565 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.12% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 83.32% for males and 65.08% for females.
  • Of 2,372 workers, 70.87% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators633
Agricultural labourers14146
Household industry workers168
Other workers1,645504

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
Bilpahari (CT)335022738,565

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.