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Census town · Census 2011 · code 332946

Baniban 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.
Population6,597people
Households1,425PCA households
Literacy rate74.25%% of people aged 7+
Work participation37.87%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople6,5973,3833,214
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6919461458
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+4,2162,3501,866
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+74.25%80.42%67.71%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,7411,8941,847
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1376
Total workersCensus workers2,4981,927571
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population37.87%56.96%17.77%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,8711,576295
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months627351276
Non-workerspeople4,0991,4562,643

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11941; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,425 households and 6,597 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 13.93% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 80.42% for males and 67.71% for females.
  • Of 2,498 workers, 74.9% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1324
Agricultural labourers303179
Household industry workers689354
Other workers74790

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
Baniban (CT)341024066,597

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.