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Town · Census 2011 · code 323572

Dandirhat 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.
Population6,387people
Households1,440PCA households
Literacy rate73.06%% of people aged 7+
Work participation37.4%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople6,3873,2483,139
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6704373331
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+4,1522,2831,869
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+73.06%79.41%66.56%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,569786783
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople331617
Total workersCensus workers2,3891,842547
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population37.4%56.71%17.43%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,9401,587353
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months449255194
Non-workerspeople3,9981,4062,592

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11414; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,440 households and 6,387 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.02% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 79.41% for males and 66.56% for females.
  • Of 2,389 workers, 81.21% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators913
Agricultural labourers19246
Household industry workers22559
Other workers1,432341

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
Dandirhat (P) (CT)337023296,387

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.