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Census town · Census 2011 · code 332475

Bandoan 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.
Population5,993people
Households1,239PCA households
Literacy rate77.93%% of people aged 7+
Work participation32.97%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople5,9933,1122,881
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6692371321
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+4,1312,3581,773
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+77.93%86.03%69.26%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,054552502
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople424220204
Total workersCensus workers1,9761,559417
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population32.97%50.1%14.47%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,4781,243235
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months498316182
Non-workerspeople4,0171,5532,464

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11800; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,239 households and 5,993 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.55% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 86.03% for males and 69.26% for females.
  • Of 1,976 workers, 74.8% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators7334
Agricultural labourers27225
Household industry workers8958
Other workers1,289181

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
Bandoan (CT)340023975,993

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.