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Census town · Census 2011 · code 322774

Sonatikiri 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.
Population6,919people
Households1,685PCA households
Literacy rate91.5%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.76%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople6,9193,5003,419
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6531258273
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+5,8453,0542,791
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+91.5%94.2%88.72%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,0481,063985
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople552629
Total workersCensus workers2,4742,058416
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.76%58.8%12.17%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,3471,988359
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1277057
Non-workerspeople4,4451,4423,003

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11324; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,685 households and 6,919 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 7.67% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 94.2% for males and 88.72% for females.
  • Of 2,474 workers, 94.87% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators290
Agricultural labourers3911
Household industry workers4317
Other workers2,23699

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
Sonatikiri (CT)337023186,919

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.