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Census town · Census 2011 · code 333295

Joka 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.
Population9,302people
Households2,496PCA households
Literacy rate91.38%% of people aged 7+
Work participation39.48%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople9,3024,6454,657
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6763378385
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+7,8034,0533,750
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+91.38%94.98%87.78%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,9531,5301,423
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople421923
Total workersCensus workers3,6722,736936
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population39.48%58.9%20.1%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,3942,623771
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months278113165
Non-workerspeople5,6301,9093,721

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 12007; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,496 households and 9,302 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.2% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 94.98% for males and 87.78% for females.
  • Of 3,672 workers, 92.43% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators2019
Agricultural labourers248
Household industry workers385
Other workers3,312246

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
Joka (CT)343024129,302

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.