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Census town · Census 2011 · code 321684

Char Maijdia 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.
Population5,013people
Households1,352PCA households
Literacy rate82.44%% of people aged 7+
Work participation48.45%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople5,0132,5992,414
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6382207175
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+3,8182,1061,712
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+82.44%88.04%76.46%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,070538532
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople633
Total workersCensus workers2,4291,695734
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population48.45%65.22%30.41%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,1671,605562
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months26290172
Non-workerspeople2,5849041,680

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11229; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,352 households and 5,013 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 7.62% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 88.04% for males and 76.46% for females.
  • Of 2,429 workers, 89.21% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators01
Agricultural labourers01
Household industry workers999183
Other workers1,16877

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
Char Maijdia (CT)336023075,013

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.