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Census town · Census 2011 · code 323136

Teleni Para 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.
Population17,781people
Households4,208PCA households
Literacy rate85.97%% of people aged 7+
Work participation33.61%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople17,7819,1248,657
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,714859855
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+13,8137,2756,538
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+85.97%88.02%83.8%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,533798735
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople626329297
Total workersCensus workers5,9775,177800
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population33.61%56.74%9.24%
Main workersworked at least 6 months5,3734,788585
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months604389215
Non-workerspeople11,8043,9477,857

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11373; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,208 households and 17,781 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.64% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 88.02% for males and 83.8% for females.
  • Of 5,977 workers, 89.89% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators35912
Agricultural labourers26556
Household industry workers10434
Other workers4,645502

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
Teleni Para (CT)3370232417,781

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.