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Census town · Census 2011 · code 323110

Dogachhia 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.
Population5,705people
Households1,369PCA households
Literacy rate89.31%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.69%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople5,7052,9572,748
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6487262225
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+4,6602,5132,147
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+89.31%93.25%85.1%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,825922903
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople241311
Total workersCensus workers2,0361,770266
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.69%59.86%9.68%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,6541,459195
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months38231171
Non-workerspeople3,6691,1872,482

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11361; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,369 households and 5,705 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.54% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 93.25% for males and 85.1% for females.
  • Of 2,036 workers, 81.24% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators455
Agricultural labourers57104
Household industry workers726
Other workers1,480267

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
Dogachhia (CT)337023235,705

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.