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Census town · Census 2011 · code 325667

Baksa 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.
Population6,432people
Households1,522PCA households
Literacy rate81.74%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.25%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople6,4323,1963,236
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6600315285
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+4,7672,4592,308
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+81.74%85.35%78.21%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,1521,0621,090
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople963
Total workersCensus workers2,2671,936331
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.25%60.58%10.23%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,1071,825282
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months16011149
Non-workerspeople4,1651,2602,905

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11593; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,522 households and 6,432 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.33% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 85.35% for males and 78.21% for females.
  • Of 2,267 workers, 92.94% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators921
Agricultural labourers21818
Household industry workers29616
Other workers1,501125

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
Baksa (CT)338023526,432

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.