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Census town · Census 2011 · code 332910

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.
Population26,432people
Households4,912PCA households
Literacy rate81.78%% of people aged 7+
Work participation36.35%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople26,43213,57312,859
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–63,5281,8021,726
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+18,73010,0468,684
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+81.78%85.35%78%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople4,4332,2632,170
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers9,6097,7981,811
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population36.35%57.45%14.08%
Main workersworked at least 6 months7,8936,8291,064
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,716969747
Non-workerspeople16,8235,77511,048

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11925; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,912 households and 26,432 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 13.35% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 85.35% for males and 78% for females.
  • Of 9,609 workers, 82.14% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators97
Agricultural labourers18842
Household industry workers5,2841,034
Other workers2,412633

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
Panchla (CT)3410240526,432

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.