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Town · Census 2011 · code 320102

Bahir Sarbamangala 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.
Population12,819people
Households2,847PCA households
Literacy rate78.82%% of people aged 7+
Work participation34.42%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople12,8196,5276,292
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,405696709
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+8,9964,9634,033
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+78.82%85.11%72.24%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople4,4952,2902,205
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople271134137
Total workersCensus workers4,4123,644768
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population34.42%55.83%12.21%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,0312,590441
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,3811,054327
Non-workerspeople8,4072,8835,524

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11134; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,847 households and 12,819 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.96% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 85.11% for males and 72.24% for females.
  • Of 4,412 workers, 68.7% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators2113
Agricultural labourers209215
Household industry workers80200
Other workers2,721953

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
Bahir Sarbamangala (P) (CT)3350228912,819

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.