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Census town · Census 2011 · code 320495

Dhatrigram 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.
Population9,951people
Households2,397PCA households
Literacy rate84.43%% of people aged 7+
Work participation46.12%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople9,9515,1374,814
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6826408418
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+7,7044,2243,480
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+84.43%89.32%79.16%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,468732736
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople354177177
Total workersCensus workers4,5893,2951,294
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population46.12%64.14%26.88%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,9213,092829
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months668203465
Non-workerspeople5,3621,8423,520

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11151; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,397 households and 9,951 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.3% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 89.32% for males and 79.16% for females.
  • Of 4,589 workers, 85.44% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators8110
Agricultural labourers415155
Household industry workers1,614359
Other workers1,811144

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
Dhatrigram (CT)335022939,951

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.