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Census town · Census 2011 · code 321418

Mira 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.
Population14,391people
Households3,294PCA households
Literacy rate76.98%% of people aged 7+
Work participation29.96%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople14,3917,3467,045
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,574810764
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+9,8675,2334,634
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+76.98%80.06%73.78%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,4201,2431,177
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople663531
Total workersCensus workers4,3113,896415
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population29.96%53.04%5.89%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,7233,395328
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months58850187
Non-workerspeople10,0803,4506,630

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11206; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,294 households and 14,391 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.94% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 80.06% for males and 73.78% for females.
  • Of 4,311 workers, 86.36% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators21617
Agricultural labourers732207
Household industry workers9718
Other workers2,678346

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
Mira (CT)3360230314,391

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.