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Census town · Census 2011 · code 333018

Hirapur 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.
Population7,177people
Households1,463PCA households
Literacy rate71.74%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.88%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople7,1773,6303,547
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,051519532
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+4,3952,3572,038
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+71.74%75.76%67.6%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople981490491
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers2,5752,045530
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.88%56.34%14.94%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,6531,461192
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months922584338
Non-workerspeople4,6021,5853,017

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11950; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,463 households and 7,177 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 14.64% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 75.76% for males and 67.6% for females.
  • Of 2,575 workers, 64.19% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1014
Agricultural labourers297380
Household industry workers347263
Other workers908275

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
Hirapur (CT)341024077,177

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.