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Census town · Census 2011 · code 332871

Sankrailjala 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.
Population8,812people
Households1,908PCA households
Literacy rate74.17%% of people aged 7+
Work participation40.47%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople8,8124,4894,323
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,057547510
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+5,7523,0152,737
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+74.17%76.48%71.78%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,859941918
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople19712
Total workersCensus workers3,5662,641925
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population40.47%58.83%21.4%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,6522,130522
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months914511403
Non-workerspeople5,2461,8483,398

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11897; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,908 households and 8,812 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 76.48% for males and 71.78% for females.
  • Of 3,566 workers, 74.37% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators599
Agricultural labourers240123
Household industry workers642404
Other workers1,711378

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
Sankrailjala (CT)341024048,812

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.