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Census town · Census 2011 · code 323225

Bamangachhi 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.
Population6,824people
Households1,648PCA households
Literacy rate88.62%% of people aged 7+
Work participation37.38%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople6,8243,4683,356
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6557279278
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+5,5542,9352,619
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+88.62%92.04%85.09%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,249632617
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1367
Total workersCensus workers2,5512,082469
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population37.38%60.03%13.97%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,3812,001380
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1708189
Non-workerspeople4,2731,3862,887

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11395; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,648 households and 6,824 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.16% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 92.04% for males and 85.09% for females.
  • Of 2,551 workers, 93.34% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators232
Agricultural labourers172
Household industry workers2613
Other workers2,315153

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
Bamangachhi (CT)337023256,824

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.