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Census town · Census 2011 · code 329104

Khatra 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.
Population7,382people
Households1,587PCA households
Literacy rate84.32%% of people aged 7+
Work participation34.04%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople7,3823,7743,608
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6672339333
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+5,6583,1312,527
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+84.32%91.15%77.16%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,1231,0571,066
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1909793
Total workersCensus workers2,5132,000513
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population34.04%52.99%14.22%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,2061,804402
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months307196111
Non-workerspeople4,8691,7743,095

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11693; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,587 households and 7,382 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.1% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.15% for males and 77.16% for females.
  • Of 2,513 workers, 87.78% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators2216
Agricultural labourers11711
Household industry workers14013
Other workers1,927267

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
Khatra (CT)339023737,382

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.