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Census town · Census 2011 · code 333303

Samali 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.
Population7,180people
Households1,655PCA households
Literacy rate78.22%% of people aged 7+
Work participation40.52%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople7,1803,6303,550
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6866444422
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+4,9392,6892,250
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+78.22%84.4%71.93%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,7411,4121,329
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers2,9092,135774
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population40.52%58.82%21.8%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,2701,891379
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months639244395
Non-workerspeople4,2711,4952,776

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 12015; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,655 households and 7,180 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.06% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 84.4% for males and 71.93% for females.
  • Of 2,909 workers, 78.03% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators21353
Agricultural labourers110252
Household industry workers10877
Other workers1,839257

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
Samali (CT)343024127,180

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.