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Masila 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.
Population 12,239 people
Households 3,059 PCA households
Literacy rate 87.84% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 35.81% % of all residents
Population, children, literacy and work by sex Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Males Females Populationpeople 12,239 6,260 5,979 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 1,111 568 543 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 9,775 5,186 4,589 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 87.84% 91.11% 84.42% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 1,668 860 808 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 7 4 3 Total workersCensus workers 4,383 3,748 635 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 35.81% 59.87% 10.62% Main workersworked at least 6 months 3,957 3,525 432 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 426 223 203 Non-workerspeople 7,856 2,512 5,344
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 3,059 households and 12,239 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 9.08% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.11% for males and 84.42% for females. Of 4,383 workers, 90.28% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 29 9 Agricultural labourers 126 21 Household industry workers 204 89 Other workers 3,598 307
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Source components of this town Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Published component District code Subdistrict code People Masila (CT) 341 02404 12,239
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.