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Census town · Census 2011 · code 323114

Paltapara 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.
Population6,408people
Households1,574PCA households
Literacy rate85.85%% of people aged 7+
Work participation37.87%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople6,4083,2933,115
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6614321293
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+4,9742,6942,280
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+85.85%90.65%80.79%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,288655633
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople442816
Total workersCensus workers2,4272,063364
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population37.87%62.65%11.69%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,3442,031313
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months833251
Non-workerspeople3,9811,2302,751

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11365; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,574 households and 6,408 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.58% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 90.65% for males and 80.79% for females.
  • Of 2,427 workers, 96.58% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators100
Agricultural labourers474
Household industry workers9020
Other workers2,19759

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
Paltapara (CT)337023236,408

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.