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Census town · Census 2011 · code 333062

Paschim Bainan 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.
Population12,405people
Households2,539PCA households
Literacy rate79.65%% of people aged 7+
Work participation31.44%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople12,4056,3266,079
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,636859777
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+8,5784,5734,005
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+79.65%83.65%75.54%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,4941,2571,237
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople523
Total workersCensus workers3,9003,351549
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population31.44%52.97%9.03%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,1992,819380
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months701532169
Non-workerspeople8,5052,9755,530

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11956; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,539 households and 12,405 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 13.19% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 83.65% for males and 75.54% for females.
  • Of 3,900 workers, 82.03% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators16521
Agricultural labourers513267
Household industry workers352144
Other workers2,169269

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
Paschim Bainan (CT)3410240812,405

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.