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Census town · Census 2011 · code 331960

Barabazar 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.
Population8,056people
Households1,607PCA households
Literacy rate80.15%% of people aged 7+
Work participation28.93%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople8,0564,1953,861
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6881431450
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+5,7513,3372,414
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+80.15%88.66%70.77%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,503758745
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople22394129
Total workersCensus workers2,3312,068263
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population28.93%49.3%6.81%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,0771,892185
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months25417678
Non-workerspeople5,7252,1273,598

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11789; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,607 households and 8,056 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.94% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 88.66% for males and 70.77% for females.
  • Of 2,331 workers, 89.1% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators4611
Agricultural labourers11943
Household industry workers6915
Other workers1,843185

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
Barabazar (CT)340023948,056

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.