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Census town · Census 2011 · code 321983

Phulia 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.
Population55,653people
Households13,650PCA households
Literacy rate81.9%% of people aged 7+
Work participation44.87%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople55,65328,69526,958
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–64,6762,4312,245
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+41,75222,56619,186
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+81.9%85.92%77.64%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople18,6279,6478,980
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1,234615619
Total workersCensus workers24,96918,0586,911
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population44.87%62.93%25.64%
Main workersworked at least 6 months21,78917,1254,664
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months3,1809332,247
Non-workerspeople30,68410,63720,047

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11253; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 13,650 households and 55,653 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.4% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 85.92% for males and 77.64% for females.
  • Of 24,969 workers, 87.26% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators56541
Agricultural labourers1,451162
Household industry workers10,3852,137
Other workers9,388840

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
Phulia (CT)3360231155,653

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.