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Census town · Census 2011 · code 332817

Makardaha 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.
Population8,713people
Households2,087PCA households
Literacy rate88.58%% of people aged 7+
Work participation39.26%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople8,7134,4284,285
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6756384372
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+7,0483,6853,363
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+88.58%91.12%85.94%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople889449440
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople884543
Total workersCensus workers3,4212,734687
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population39.26%61.74%16.03%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,9762,497479
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months445237208
Non-workerspeople5,2921,6943,598

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11853; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,087 households and 8,713 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.68% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.12% for males and 85.94% for females.
  • Of 3,421 workers, 86.99% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators2311
Agricultural labourers236
Household industry workers43289
Other workers2,498339

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
Makardaha (CT)341024028,713

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.