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Census town · Census 2011 · code 332904

Paniara 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.
Population7,787people
Households1,496PCA households
Literacy rate80.3%% of people aged 7+
Work participation39.82%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople7,7873,9613,826
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6984477507
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+5,4632,8732,590
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+80.3%82.46%78.04%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,331671660
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople532
Total workersCensus workers3,1012,345756
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population39.82%59.2%19.76%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,4982,071427
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months603274329
Non-workerspeople4,6861,6163,070

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11919; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,496 households and 7,787 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.64% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 82.46% for males and 78.04% for females.
  • Of 3,101 workers, 80.55% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators146
Agricultural labourers6215
Household industry workers1,595454
Other workers827128

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
Paniara (CT)341024057,787

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.