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Census town · Census 2011 · code 325632

Masat 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.
Population8,007people
Households1,835PCA households
Literacy rate86.64%% of people aged 7+
Work participation36.23%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople8,0074,0333,974
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6752385367
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+6,2863,3442,942
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+86.64%91.67%81.56%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,0811,0141,067
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople532
Total workersCensus workers2,9012,479422
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population36.23%61.47%10.62%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,4612,249212
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months440230210
Non-workerspeople5,1061,5543,552

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11575; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,835 households and 8,007 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.39% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.67% for males and 81.56% for females.
  • Of 2,901 workers, 84.83% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators5910
Agricultural labourers212190
Household industry workers11050
Other workers2,080190

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
Masat (CT)338023518,007

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.