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Ruiya 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.
Population 17,661 people
Households 4,116 PCA households
Literacy rate 76.51% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 33.66% % of all residents
Population, children, literacy and work by sex Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Males Females Populationpeople 17,661 9,149 8,512 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 1,963 1,050 913 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 12,010 6,566 5,444 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 76.51% 81.07% 71.64% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 4,408 2,281 2,127 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 125 68 57 Total workersCensus workers 5,944 5,092 852 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 33.66% 55.66% 10.01% Main workersworked at least 6 months 5,260 4,627 633 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 684 465 219 Non-workerspeople 11,717 4,057 7,660
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 4,116 households and 17,661 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 11.11% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 81.07% for males and 71.64% for females. Of 5,944 workers, 88.49% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 13 5 Agricultural labourers 14 6 Household industry workers 39 45 Other workers 5,194 628
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Source components of this town Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Published component District code Subdistrict code People Ruiya (CT) 337 02324 17,661
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.