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Census town · Census 2011 · code 323143

Muragachha 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.
Population13,249people
Households3,175PCA households
Literacy rate83.81%% of people aged 7+
Work participation36.58%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople13,2496,7586,491
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,242644598
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+10,0635,3434,720
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+83.81%87.39%80.1%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople4,5972,3452,252
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1256659
Total workersCensus workers4,8474,044803
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population36.58%59.84%12.37%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,1523,604548
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months695440255
Non-workerspeople8,4022,7145,688

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11380; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,175 households and 13,249 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.37% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 87.39% for males and 80.1% for females.
  • Of 4,847 workers, 85.66% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators12
Agricultural labourers113
Household industry workers160149
Other workers3,980541

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
Muragachha (CT)3370232413,249

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.