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Census town · Census 2011 · code 318713

Baidyanathpur 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.
Population15,704people
Households3,305PCA households
Literacy rate70.37%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.66%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople15,7048,1327,572
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,838926912
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+9,7585,6304,128
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+70.37%78.13%61.98%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople4,4262,2572,169
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1406476
Total workersCensus workers5,6004,4031,197
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.66%54.14%15.81%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,8183,370448
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,7821,033749
Non-workerspeople10,1043,7296,375

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11055; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,305 households and 15,704 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.7% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 78.13% for males and 61.98% for females.
  • Of 5,600 workers, 68.18% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators14050
Agricultural labourers10196
Household industry workers144371
Other workers3,4331,265

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
Baidyanathpur (CT)3350227315,704

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.