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Census town · Census 2011 · code 332829

Kalara 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.
Population27,210people
Households5,089PCA households
Literacy rate80.77%% of people aged 7+
Work participation38.9%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople27,21014,10213,108
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–63,3041,7451,559
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+19,30910,2209,089
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+80.77%82.71%78.7%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,1671,1011,066
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1798
Total workersCensus workers10,5868,6031,983
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population38.9%61.01%15.13%
Main workersworked at least 6 months9,0728,0391,033
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,514564950
Non-workerspeople16,6245,49911,125

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11865; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 5,089 households and 27,210 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.14% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 82.71% for males and 78.7% for females.
  • Of 10,586 workers, 85.7% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators5019
Agricultural labourers10124
Household industry workers4,249900
Other workers4,672571

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
Kalara (CT)3410240227,210

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.