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Census town · Census 2011 · code 324902

Namajgram 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.
Population7,252people
Households1,667PCA households
Literacy rate75.17%% of people aged 7+
Work participation43.68%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople7,2523,6253,627
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6775400375
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+4,8692,6002,269
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+75.17%80.62%69.77%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople779395384
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople576285291
Total workersCensus workers3,1682,179989
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population43.68%60.11%27.27%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,2111,682529
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months957497460
Non-workerspeople4,0841,4462,638

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11518; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,667 households and 7,252 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.69% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 80.62% for males and 69.77% for females.
  • Of 3,168 workers, 69.79% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators3519
Agricultural labourers307345
Household industry workers7330
Other workers1,796563

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
Namajgram (CT)338023447,252

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.