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Census town · Census 2011 · code 322778

Bara 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.
Population5,172people
Households1,201PCA households
Literacy rate86.48%% of people aged 7+
Work participation34.71%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople5,1722,6432,529
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6446218228
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+4,0872,1791,908
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+86.48%89.86%82.92%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople4,2782,1862,092
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople301515
Total workersCensus workers1,7951,430365
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population34.71%54.11%14.43%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,4771,212265
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months318218100
Non-workerspeople3,3771,2132,164

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11328; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,201 households and 5,172 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.62% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 89.86% for males and 82.92% for females.
  • Of 1,795 workers, 82.28% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators12213
Agricultural labourers24795
Household industry workers9423
Other workers1,014187

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
Bara (CT)337023185,172

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.