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Census town · Census 2011 · code 332909

Paschim Panchla 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.
Population6,951people
Households1,275PCA households
Literacy rate69.19%% of people aged 7+
Work participation34.04%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople6,9513,5513,400
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,171606565
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+3,9992,1111,888
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+69.19%71.68%66.6%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople428230198
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers2,3661,858508
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population34.04%52.32%14.94%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,0631,699364
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months303159144
Non-workerspeople4,5851,6932,892

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11924; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,275 households and 6,951 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 16.85% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 71.68% for males and 66.6% for females.
  • Of 2,366 workers, 87.19% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1228
Agricultural labourers6720
Household industry workers1,359112
Other workers515163

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
Paschim Panchla (CT)341024056,951

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.