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Census town · Census 2011 · code 333117

Mugkalyan 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.
Population7,961people
Households1,780PCA households
Literacy rate87.73%% of people aged 7+
Work participation38.64%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople7,9614,0603,901
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6779402377
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+6,3013,3512,950
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+87.73%91.61%83.71%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople548276272
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers3,0762,461615
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population38.64%60.62%15.77%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,6062,201405
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months470260210
Non-workerspeople4,8851,5993,286

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11972; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,780 households and 7,961 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.79% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.61% for males and 83.71% for females.
  • Of 3,076 workers, 84.72% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators636
Agricultural labourers268126
Household industry workers12382
Other workers2,152256

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
Mugkalyan (CT)341024097,961

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.