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Census town · Census 2011 · code 323846

Minakhan 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.
Population3,474people
Households810PCA households
Literacy rate83.02%% of people aged 7+
Work participation34.43%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople3,4741,7961,678
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6436225211
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+2,5221,3791,143
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+83.02%87.78%77.91%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,403735668
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople283141142
Total workersCensus workers1,1961,034162
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population34.43%57.57%9.65%
Main workersworked at least 6 months978840138
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months21819424
Non-workerspeople2,2787621,516

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11440; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 810 households and 3,474 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.55% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 87.78% for males and 77.91% for females.
  • Of 1,196 workers, 81.77% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators622
Agricultural labourers28526
Household industry workers60
Other workers625190

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
Minakhan (CT)337023333,474

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.