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Census town · Census 2011 · code 323066

Dhania 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.
Population6,659people
Households1,600PCA households
Literacy rate89.5%% of people aged 7+
Work participation39.14%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople6,6593,4033,256
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6613305308
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+5,4112,9122,499
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+89.5%94%84.77%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,635831804
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople265128137
Total workersCensus workers2,6062,137469
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population39.14%62.8%14.4%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,3172,003314
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months289134155
Non-workerspeople4,0531,2662,787

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11352; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,600 households and 6,659 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.21% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 94% for males and 84.77% for females.
  • Of 2,606 workers, 88.91% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators785
Agricultural labourers39485
Household industry workers5321
Other workers1,792178

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
Dhania (CT)337023226,659

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.