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Census town · Census 2011 · code 323139

Patulia 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.
Population16,979people
Households4,000PCA households
Literacy rate88.65%% of people aged 7+
Work participation34.64%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople16,9798,6278,352
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,481740741
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+13,7397,2956,444
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+88.65%92.49%84.67%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,863968895
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople621339282
Total workersCensus workers5,8824,909973
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population34.64%56.9%11.65%
Main workersworked at least 6 months5,2104,424786
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months672485187
Non-workerspeople11,0973,7187,379

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11376; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,000 households and 16,979 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.72% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 92.49% for males and 84.67% for females.
  • Of 5,882 workers, 88.58% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators143
Agricultural labourers5611
Household industry workers6319
Other workers5,077639

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
Patulia (CT)3370232416,979

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.