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Census town · Census 2011 · code 332936

Kantaberia 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.
Population11,507people
Households2,074PCA households
Literacy rate77.11%% of people aged 7+
Work participation31.69%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople11,5075,8825,625
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,0021,028974
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+7,3293,9483,381
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+77.11%81.33%72.69%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,9841,5251,459
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers3,6463,143503
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population31.69%53.43%8.94%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,6982,453245
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months948690258
Non-workerspeople7,8612,7395,122

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11931; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,074 households and 11,507 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 17.4% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 81.33% for males and 72.69% for females.
  • Of 3,646 workers, 74% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators21820
Agricultural labourers257120
Household industry workers1,381636
Other workers842172

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
Kantaberia (CT)3410240611,507

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.