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Census town · Census 2011 · code 332836

Bally 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.
Population113,377people
Households27,778PCA households
Literacy rate89.28%% of people aged 7+
Work participation38.41%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople113,37758,53054,847
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–610,0695,1254,944
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+92,23849,41542,823
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+89.28%92.53%85.81%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople11,0915,8075,284
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1,057554503
Total workersCensus workers43,54335,3308,213
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population38.41%60.36%14.97%
Main workersworked at least 6 months39,67433,2966,378
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months3,8692,0341,835
Non-workerspeople69,83423,20046,634

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11873; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 27,778 households and 113,377 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.88% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 92.53% for males and 85.81% for females.
  • Of 43,543 workers, 91.11% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators93129
Agricultural labourers9044
Household industry workers934350
Other workers38,5573,346

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
Bally (CT)34102403113,377

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