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Census town · Census 2011 · code 324019

Hingalganj 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.
Population8,179people
Households2,118PCA households
Literacy rate74.7%% of people aged 7+
Work participation43.27%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople8,1794,1294,050
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6812410402
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+5,5033,0242,479
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+74.7%81.31%67.96%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,1051,0831,022
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople211102109
Total workersCensus workers3,5392,5201,019
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population43.27%61.03%25.16%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,5762,035541
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months963485478
Non-workerspeople4,6401,6093,031

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11455; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,118 households and 8,179 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.93% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 81.31% for males and 67.96% for females.
  • Of 3,539 workers, 72.79% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators7112
Agricultural labourers427212
Household industry workers455457
Other workers1,623282

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
Hingalganj (CT)337023378,179

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.