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Census town · Census 2011 · code 321912

Badkulla 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.
Population18,051people
Households4,395PCA households
Literacy rate86.17%% of people aged 7+
Work participation37.44%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople18,0519,1408,911
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,497758739
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+14,2647,5556,709
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+86.17%90.13%82.1%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,3491,6261,723
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople592930
Total workersCensus workers6,7595,4871,272
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population37.44%60.03%14.27%
Main workersworked at least 6 months5,4724,657815
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,287830457
Non-workerspeople11,2923,6537,639

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11244; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,395 households and 18,051 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.29% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 90.13% for males and 82.1% for females.
  • Of 6,759 workers, 80.96% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators21026
Agricultural labourers311228
Household industry workers33385
Other workers4,618948

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
Badkulla (CT)3360231018,051

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.