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Census town · Census 2011 · code 332772

Dakshin Santoshpur 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.
Population10,600people
Households1,815PCA households
Literacy rate72.08%% of people aged 7+
Work participation34.01%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople10,6005,4395,161
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,864919945
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+6,2973,3662,931
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+72.08%74.47%69.52%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople528274254
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers3,6052,972633
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population34.01%54.64%12.27%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,8082,617191
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months797355442
Non-workerspeople6,9952,4674,528

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11837; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,815 households and 10,600 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 17.58% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 74.47% for males and 69.52% for females.
  • Of 3,605 workers, 77.89% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators595
Agricultural labourers4815
Household industry workers2,077473
Other workers624304

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
Dakshin Santoshpur (CT)3410240110,600

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.