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Census town · Census 2011 · code 325636

Dudhkalmi 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.
Population5,558people
Households1,099PCA households
Literacy rate84.39%% of people aged 7+
Work participation30.01%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople5,5582,6282,930
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6664355309
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+4,1301,9862,144
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+84.39%87.37%81.8%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople743737
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers1,6681,427241
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population30.01%54.3%8.23%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,4761,325151
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months19210290
Non-workerspeople3,8901,2012,689

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11579; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,099 households and 5,558 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.95% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 87.37% for males and 81.8% for females.
  • Of 1,668 workers, 88.49% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators12115
Agricultural labourers6636
Household industry workers11058
Other workers1,17983

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
Dudhkalmi (CT)338023515,558

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.