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Census town · Census 2011 · code 323142

Bilkanda 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.
Population6,081people
Households1,532PCA households
Literacy rate82.72%% of people aged 7+
Work participation41.26%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople6,0813,1562,925
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6514286228
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+4,6052,5342,071
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+82.72%88.29%76.79%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,9801,026954
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1045153
Total workersCensus workers2,5091,966543
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population41.26%62.29%18.56%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,3061,878428
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months20388115
Non-workerspeople3,5721,1902,382

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11379; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,532 households and 6,081 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.45% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 88.29% for males and 76.79% for females.
  • Of 2,509 workers, 91.91% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators31
Agricultural labourers51
Household industry workers22924
Other workers2,069177

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
Bilkanda (CT)337023246,081

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.