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Census town · Census 2011 · code 332901

Jaynagar 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.
Population6,977people
Households1,494PCA households
Literacy rate81.97%% of people aged 7+
Work participation40.82%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople6,9773,5813,396
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6731383348
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+5,1202,7442,376
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+81.97%85.8%77.95%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople898456442
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers2,8482,198650
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population40.82%61.38%19.14%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,5762,117459
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months27281191
Non-workerspeople4,1291,3832,746

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11916; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,494 households and 6,977 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.48% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 85.8% for males and 77.95% for females.
  • Of 2,848 workers, 90.45% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1173
Agricultural labourers516
Household industry workers708196
Other workers1,70067

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
Jaynagar (CT)341024056,977

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.