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Census town · Census 2011 · code 332943

Khalisani 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.
Population12,970people
Households2,712PCA households
Literacy rate81.8%% of people aged 7+
Work participation38.81%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople12,9706,6316,339
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,661854807
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+9,2514,9604,291
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+81.8%85.86%77.57%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,1601,0921,068
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople110
Total workersCensus workers5,0343,8671,167
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population38.81%58.32%18.41%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,7853,198587
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,249669580
Non-workerspeople7,9362,7645,172

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11938; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,712 households and 12,970 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.81% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 85.86% for males and 77.57% for females.
  • Of 5,034 workers, 75.19% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators335
Agricultural labourers200112
Household industry workers1,626738
Other workers1,926394

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
Khalisani (CT)3410240612,970

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.