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Census town · Census 2011 · code 331511

Begun Kodar 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.
Population6,347people
Households1,298PCA households
Literacy rate55.87%% of people aged 7+
Work participation34.77%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople6,3473,2423,105
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6917457460
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+3,0341,8441,190
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+55.87%66.21%44.99%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,9561,4741,482
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople774136
Total workersCensus workers2,2071,662545
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population34.77%51.26%17.55%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,6091,359250
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months598303295
Non-workerspeople4,1401,5802,560

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11778; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,298 households and 6,347 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 14.45% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 66.21% for males and 44.99% for females.
  • Of 2,207 workers, 72.9% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators13615
Agricultural labourers65125
Household industry workers15287
Other workers1,256371

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
Begun Kodar (CT)340023916,347

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.