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Census town · Census 2011 · code 325666

Begampur 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.
Population10,487people
Households2,587PCA households
Literacy rate87.81%% of people aged 7+
Work participation43.01%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople10,4875,4055,082
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6802426376
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+8,5044,5343,970
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+87.81%91.06%84.36%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,110543567
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople835
Total workersCensus workers4,5103,512998
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population43.01%64.98%19.64%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,8863,212674
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months624300324
Non-workerspeople5,9771,8934,084

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11592; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,587 households and 10,487 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 7.65% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.06% for males and 84.36% for females.
  • Of 4,510 workers, 86.16% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators106
Agricultural labourers538
Household industry workers843165
Other workers2,980445

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
Begampur (CT)3380235210,487

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.