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Belgharia 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.
Population 5,858 people
Households 1,381 PCA households
Literacy rate 85.5% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 39.04% % of all residents
Population, children, literacy and work by sex Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Males Females Populationpeople 5,858 3,042 2,816 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 534 261 273 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 4,552 2,491 2,061 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 85.5% 89.57% 81.05% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 810 410 400 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 428 239 189 Total workersCensus workers 2,287 1,887 400 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 39.04% 62.03% 14.2% Main workersworked at least 6 months 2,023 1,740 283 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 264 147 117 Non-workerspeople 3,571 1,155 2,416
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 1,381 households and 5,858 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 9.12% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 89.57% for males and 81.05% for females. Of 2,287 workers, 88.46% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 96 2 Agricultural labourers 89 158 Household industry workers 76 16 Other workers 1,762 88
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Source components of this town Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Published component District code Subdistrict code People Belgharia (CT) 336 02313 5,858
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.