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Census town · Census 2011 · code 332769

Bankul 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.
Population6,779people
Households1,395PCA households
Literacy rate84.31%% of people aged 7+
Work participation37.62%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople6,7793,5123,267
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6839416423
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+5,0082,7452,263
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+84.31%88.66%79.57%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople574287287
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople985147
Total workersCensus workers2,5502,141409
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population37.62%60.96%12.52%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,2041,989215
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months346152194
Non-workerspeople4,2291,3712,858

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11834; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,395 households and 6,779 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.38% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 88.66% for males and 79.57% for females.
  • Of 2,550 workers, 86.43% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators288
Agricultural labourers14717
Household industry workers533221
Other workers1,496100

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
Bankul (CT)341024016,779

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.