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Census town · Census 2011 · code 321778

Paschimbhatjangla 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.
Population12,963people
Households3,043PCA households
Literacy rate73.09%% of people aged 7+
Work participation39.07%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople12,9636,6676,296
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,356711645
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+8,4834,6263,857
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+73.09%77.67%68.25%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople4,1232,0842,039
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople229114115
Total workersCensus workers5,0653,9571,108
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population39.07%59.35%17.6%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,4043,604800
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months661353308
Non-workerspeople7,8982,7105,188

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11236; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,043 households and 12,963 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.46% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 77.67% for males and 68.25% for females.
  • Of 5,065 workers, 86.95% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators11511
Agricultural labourers754136
Household industry workers638161
Other workers2,897353

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
Paschimbhatjangla (CT)3360230812,963

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.