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Census town · Census 2011 · code 323113

Kaugachhi 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.
Population17,001people
Households4,202PCA households
Literacy rate88.87%% of people aged 7+
Work participation36.47%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople17,0018,6128,389
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,379681698
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+13,8837,3306,553
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+88.87%92.42%85.2%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,5301,7921,738
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1,009526483
Total workersCensus workers6,2004,9491,251
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population36.47%57.47%14.91%
Main workersworked at least 6 months5,3704,505865
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months830444386
Non-workerspeople10,8013,6637,138

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11364; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,202 households and 17,001 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.11% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 92.42% for males and 85.2% for females.
  • Of 6,200 workers, 86.61% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators244
Agricultural labourers2438
Household industry workers309100
Other workers5,013688

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
Kaugachhi (CT)3370232317,001

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.