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Census town · Census 2011 · code 323847

Balihati 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.
Population3,637people
Households826PCA households
Literacy rate71.47%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.22%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople3,6371,8901,747
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6504254250
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+2,2391,275964
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+71.47%77.93%64.4%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,1611,1391,022
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople262145117
Total workersCensus workers1,2811,076205
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.22%56.93%11.73%
Main workersworked at least 6 months82775770
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months454319135
Non-workerspeople2,3568141,542

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11441; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 826 households and 3,637 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 13.86% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 77.93% for males and 64.4% for females.
  • Of 1,281 workers, 64.56% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators123
Agricultural labourers1218
Household industry workers52
Other workers798431

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
Balihati (CT)337023333,637

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.