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Census town · Census 2011 · code 332840

Khalia 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.
Population6,265people
Households1,465PCA households
Literacy rate83.35%% of people aged 7+
Work participation38.95%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople6,2653,1653,100
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6631307324
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+4,6962,5182,178
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+83.35%88.1%78.46%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,0301,0261,004
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople17710
Total workersCensus workers2,4402,084356
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population38.95%65.85%11.48%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,2551,986269
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1859887
Non-workerspeople3,8251,0812,744

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11877; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,465 households and 6,265 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.07% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 88.1% for males and 78.46% for females.
  • Of 2,440 workers, 92.42% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators63
Agricultural labourers105
Household industry workers9218
Other workers2,147159

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
Khalia (CT)341024036,265

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.