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Census town · Census 2011 · code 331744

Balarampur 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.
Population24,431people
Households4,636PCA households
Literacy rate74.98%% of people aged 7+
Work participation31.53%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople24,43112,68111,750
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–63,1601,6511,509
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+15,9489,3156,633
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+74.98%84.45%64.77%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,7641,9211,843
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1,373687686
Total workersCensus workers7,7046,6101,094
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population31.53%52.13%9.31%
Main workersworked at least 6 months6,2575,648609
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,447962485
Non-workerspeople16,7276,07110,656

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11785; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,636 households and 24,431 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.93% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 84.45% for males and 64.77% for females.
  • Of 7,704 workers, 81.22% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators35678
Agricultural labourers123295
Household industry workers27859
Other workers5,5001,015

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
Balarampur (CT)3400239324,431

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.