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Census town · Census 2011 · code 323217

Shibalaya 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.
Population5,830people
Households1,410PCA households
Literacy rate88.88%% of people aged 7+
Work participation36.96%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople5,8303,0032,827
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6472248224
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+4,7622,5102,252
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+88.88%91.11%86.52%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople545259286
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople372314
Total workersCensus workers2,1551,834321
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population36.96%61.07%11.35%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,9601,733227
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months19510194
Non-workerspeople3,6751,1692,506

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11387; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,410 households and 5,830 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.1% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.11% for males and 86.52% for females.
  • Of 2,155 workers, 90.95% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators961
Agricultural labourers22715
Household industry workers20321
Other workers1,434158

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
Shibalaya (CT)337023255,830

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.