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Census town · Census 2011 · code 332857

Argari 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.
Population10,715people
Households2,209PCA households
Literacy rate85.87%% of people aged 7+
Work participation38.6%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople10,7155,5555,160
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,217654563
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+8,1564,3133,843
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+85.87%88%83.6%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,216628588
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1156
Total workersCensus workers4,1363,450686
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population38.6%62.11%13.29%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,7873,264523
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months349186163
Non-workerspeople6,5792,1054,474

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11883; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,209 households and 10,715 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.36% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 88% for males and 83.6% for females.
  • Of 4,136 workers, 91.56% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators13
Agricultural labourers145
Household industry workers1,597144
Other workers2,175197

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
Argari (CT)3410240410,715

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.