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Census town · Census 2011 · code 332907

Dhunki 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.
Population9,784people
Households1,846PCA households
Literacy rate69.4%% of people aged 7+
Work participation39.5%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople9,7845,0754,709
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,581826755
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+5,6933,1062,587
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+69.4%73.1%65.43%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople4,0282,0681,960
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers3,8652,922943
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population39.5%57.58%20.03%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,3242,062262
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,541860681
Non-workerspeople5,9192,1533,766

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11922; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,846 households and 9,784 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 16.16% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 73.1% for males and 65.43% for females.
  • Of 3,865 workers, 60.13% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators636
Agricultural labourers113187
Household industry workers1,7141,140
Other workers434208

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
Dhunki (CT)341024059,784

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.