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Purusottampur 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.
Population 3,665 people
Households 659 PCA households
Literacy rate 73.02% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 35.44% % of all residents
Population, children, literacy and work by sex Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Males Females Populationpeople 3,665 1,855 1,810 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 466 245 221 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 2,336 1,271 1,065 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 73.02% 78.94% 67.02% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 359 184 175 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 131 62 69 Total workersCensus workers 1,299 1,024 275 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 35.44% 55.2% 15.19% Main workersworked at least 6 months 944 815 129 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 355 209 146 Non-workerspeople 2,366 831 1,535
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 659 households and 3,665 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 12.71% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 78.94% for males and 67.02% for females. Of 1,299 workers, 72.67% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 28 3 Agricultural labourers 170 41 Household industry workers 36 26 Other workers 710 285
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Source components of this town Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Published component District code Subdistrict code People Purusottampur (CT) 338 02344 3,665
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.