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Census town · Census 2011 · code 323768

Basina 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.
Population5,413people
Households1,189PCA households
Literacy rate82.64%% of people aged 7+
Work participation31.35%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople5,4132,7722,641
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6685363322
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+3,9072,0751,832
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+82.64%86.14%79%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople717359358
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople302010
Total workersCensus workers1,6971,479218
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population31.35%53.35%8.25%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,5171,365152
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months18011466
Non-workerspeople3,7161,2932,423

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11431; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,189 households and 5,413 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.65% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 86.14% for males and 79% for females.
  • Of 1,697 workers, 89.39% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators93
Agricultural labourers3410
Household industry workers448
Other workers1,430159

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
Basina (CT)337023325,413

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.