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Census town · Census 2011 · code 332771

Bargachhia 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.
Population4,872people
Households963PCA households
Literacy rate79.77%% of people aged 7+
Work participation44.7%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople4,8722,4862,386
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6602315287
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+3,4061,8041,602
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+79.77%83.1%76.32%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,173597576
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople954748
Total workersCensus workers2,1781,554624
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population44.7%62.51%26.15%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,8531,415438
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months325139186
Non-workerspeople2,6949321,762

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11836; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 963 households and 4,872 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.36% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 83.1% for males and 76.32% for females.
  • Of 2,178 workers, 85.08% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators192
Agricultural labourers12317
Household industry workers491167
Other workers1,220139

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
Bargachhia (CT)341024014,872

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.