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Census town · Census 2011 · code 332870

Sankrail 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.
Population29,114people
Households6,291PCA households
Literacy rate82.18%% of people aged 7+
Work participation37.5%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople29,11414,91914,195
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–63,3281,6911,637
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+21,19211,3119,881
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+82.18%85.51%78.68%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople4,3092,1772,132
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople422
Total workersCensus workers10,9198,7092,210
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population37.5%58.38%15.57%
Main workersworked at least 6 months8,4937,1191,374
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months2,4261,590836
Non-workerspeople18,1956,21011,985

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11896; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 6,291 households and 29,114 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.43% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 85.51% for males and 78.68% for females.
  • Of 10,919 workers, 77.78% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1318
Agricultural labourers69104
Household industry workers2,9811,368
Other workers5,430936

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
Sankrail (CT)3410240429,114

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.