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Census town · Census 2011 · code 332908

Ban Harishpur 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.
Population16,067people
Households2,860PCA households
Literacy rate78.81%% of people aged 7+
Work participation34%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople16,0678,2377,830
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,5101,2451,265
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+10,6845,7604,924
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+78.81%82.38%75%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,091559532
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers5,4634,567896
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population34%55.44%11.44%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,9833,593390
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,480974506
Non-workerspeople10,6043,6706,934

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11923; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,860 households and 16,067 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 15.62% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 82.38% for males and 75% for females.
  • Of 5,463 workers, 72.91% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators7311
Agricultural labourers15669
Household industry workers2,6371,124
Other workers1,117276

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
Ban Harishpur (CT)3410240516,067

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.