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Census town · Census 2011 · code 325560

Borai 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.
Population6,522people
Households1,565PCA households
Literacy rate84.17%% of people aged 7+
Work participation38.49%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople6,5223,3213,201
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6570311259
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+5,0102,6512,359
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+84.17%88.07%80.18%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople895448447
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople632835
Total workersCensus workers2,5102,193317
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population38.49%66.03%9.9%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,2582,058200
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months252135117
Non-workerspeople4,0121,1282,884

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11559; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,565 households and 6,522 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.74% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 88.07% for males and 80.18% for females.
  • Of 2,510 workers, 89.96% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators18516
Agricultural labourers23044
Household industry workers9440
Other workers1,749152

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
Borai (CT)338023496,522

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.