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Census town · Census 2011 · code 324020

Bankra 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.
Population6,897people
Households1,813PCA households
Literacy rate49.16%% of people aged 7+
Work participation45.41%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople6,8973,3953,502
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6927475452
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+2,9351,6561,279
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+49.16%56.71%41.93%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,316660656
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople281711
Total workersCensus workers3,1321,9311,201
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population45.41%56.88%34.29%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,5431,628915
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months589303286
Non-workerspeople3,7651,4642,301

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11456; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,813 households and 6,897 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 13.44% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 56.71% for males and 41.93% for females.
  • Of 3,132 workers, 81.19% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators6118
Agricultural labourers23099
Household industry workers1,655351
Other workers597121

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
Bankra (CT)337023376,897

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.