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Census town · Census 2011 · code 332902

Jala Kendua 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.
Population6,658people
Households1,140PCA households
Literacy rate76.21%% of people aged 7+
Work participation37.56%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople6,6583,3753,283
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,029517512
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+4,2902,3111,979
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+76.21%80.86%71.42%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,0241,0081,016
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople101
Total workersCensus workers2,5011,946555
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population37.56%57.66%16.91%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,3051,818487
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months19612868
Non-workerspeople4,1571,4292,728

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11917; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,140 households and 6,658 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 15.46% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 80.86% for males and 71.42% for females.
  • Of 2,501 workers, 92.16% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators400
Agricultural labourers1920
Household industry workers2,04584
Other workers20192

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
Jala Kendua (CT)341024056,658

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.