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Town · Census 2011 · code 321776

Sonda 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.
Population4,511people
Households1,074PCA households
Literacy rate73.47%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.45%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople4,5112,3162,195
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6451232219
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+2,9831,6151,368
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+73.47%77.5%69.23%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,375707668
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1257
Total workersCensus workers1,5991,412187
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.45%60.97%8.52%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,4671,328139
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1328448
Non-workerspeople2,9129042,008

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11234; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,074 households and 4,511 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 77.5% for males and 69.23% for females.
  • Of 1,599 workers, 91.74% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1583
Agricultural labourers2468
Household industry workers3513
Other workers1,028108

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
Sonda (P) (CT)336023084,511

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.