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Census town · Census 2011 · code 322048

Aistala 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.
Population20,662people
Households5,157PCA households
Literacy rate84.44%% of people aged 7+
Work participation42.61%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople20,66210,7019,961
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,816906910
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+15,9138,6617,252
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+84.44%88.42%80.12%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople4,2762,2112,065
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1095554
Total workersCensus workers8,8056,8921,913
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population42.61%64.41%19.2%
Main workersworked at least 6 months7,6826,4811,201
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,123411712
Non-workerspeople11,8573,8098,048

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11261; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 5,157 households and 20,662 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.79% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 88.42% for males and 80.12% for females.
  • Of 8,805 workers, 87.25% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators749
Agricultural labourers22412
Household industry workers1,433369
Other workers5,951733

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
Aistala (CT)3360231220,662

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.