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Census town · Census 2011 · code 332830

Baniara 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.
Population5,476people
Households1,215PCA households
Literacy rate74.7%% of people aged 7+
Work participation41.67%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople5,4762,8152,661
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6622302320
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+3,6261,9091,717
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+74.7%75.96%73.34%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,2101,1221,088
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople624
Total workersCensus workers2,2821,809473
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population41.67%64.26%17.78%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,8841,632252
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months398177221
Non-workerspeople3,1941,0062,188

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11866; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,215 households and 5,476 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.36% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 75.96% for males and 73.34% for females.
  • Of 2,282 workers, 82.56% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators00
Agricultural labourers42
Household industry workers293157
Other workers1,587239

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
Baniara (CT)341024025,476

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.