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Census town · Census 2011 · code 325036

Mirdhanga 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.
Population8,482people
Households1,994PCA households
Literacy rate81.3%% of people aged 7+
Work participation38.08%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople8,4824,3254,157
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6817404413
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+6,2323,3392,893
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+81.3%85.16%77.27%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,7261,9531,773
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople427220207
Total workersCensus workers3,2302,562668
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population38.08%59.24%16.07%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,9652,486479
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months26576189
Non-workerspeople5,2521,7633,489

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11523; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,994 households and 8,482 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.63% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 85.16% for males and 77.27% for females.
  • Of 3,230 workers, 91.8% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators6513
Agricultural labourers4355
Household industry workers207125
Other workers2,258122

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
Mirdhanga (CT)338023458,482

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.