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Census town · Census 2011 · code 325035

Badhagachhi 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.
Population5,052people
Households1,170PCA households
Literacy rate86.51%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.99%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople5,0522,5952,457
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6435211224
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+3,9942,1931,801
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+86.51%91.99%80.65%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,764904860
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople324157167
Total workersCensus workers1,8181,560258
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.99%60.12%10.5%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,7511,513238
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months674720
Non-workerspeople3,2341,0352,199

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11522; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,170 households and 5,052 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.61% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.99% for males and 80.65% for females.
  • Of 1,818 workers, 96.31% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators102
Agricultural labourers2905
Household industry workers2808
Other workers1,17152

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
Badhagachhi (CT)338023455,052

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.