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Census town · Census 2011 · code 332831

Mahiari 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.
Population18,223people
Households4,398PCA households
Literacy rate90.75%% of people aged 7+
Work participation36.61%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople18,2239,2099,014
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,634811823
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+15,0557,8017,254
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+90.75%92.89%88.56%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,8321,4391,393
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople331518
Total workersCensus workers6,6725,5581,114
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population36.61%60.35%12.36%
Main workersworked at least 6 months6,1715,300871
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months501258243
Non-workerspeople11,5513,6517,900

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11867; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,398 households and 18,223 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.97% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 92.89% for males and 88.56% for females.
  • Of 6,672 workers, 92.49% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1813
Agricultural labourers145
Household industry workers43259
Other workers5,707424

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
Mahiari (CT)3410240218,223

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.