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Census town · Census 2011 · code 325104

Dharmapur 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.
Population8,456people
Households2,096PCA households
Literacy rate83.68%% of people aged 7+
Work participation40.93%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople8,4564,2654,191
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6719374345
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+6,4743,4842,990
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+83.68%89.54%77.74%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople4,1722,1152,057
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople19089101
Total workersCensus workers3,4612,519942
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population40.93%59.06%22.48%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,1422,403739
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months319116203
Non-workerspeople4,9951,7463,249

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11542; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,096 households and 8,456 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.5% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 89.54% for males and 77.74% for females.
  • Of 3,461 workers, 90.78% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators58
Agricultural labourers326
Household industry workers8624
Other workers3,019281

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
Dharmapur (CT)338023468,456

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.