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Census town · Census 2011 · code 321657

Harindanga 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.
Population5,440people
Households1,422PCA households
Literacy rate82.7%% of people aged 7+
Work participation38.77%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople5,4402,7882,652
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6433237196
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+4,1412,2271,914
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+82.7%87.3%77.93%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,0371,045992
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1266
Total workersCensus workers2,1091,586523
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population38.77%56.89%19.72%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,7661,407359
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months343179164
Non-workerspeople3,3311,2022,129

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11220; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,422 households and 5,440 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 7.96% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 87.3% for males and 77.93% for females.
  • Of 2,109 workers, 83.74% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators243
Agricultural labourers15558
Household industry workers21933
Other workers1,368249

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
Harindanga (CT)336023065,440

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.