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Town · Census 2011 · code 333320

Benjanhari Acharial 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.
Population5,187people
Households1,244PCA households
Literacy rate79.18%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.4%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople5,1872,6092,578
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6489253236
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+3,7201,9831,737
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+79.18%84.17%74.17%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,3411,1941,147
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers1,8361,495341
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.4%57.3%13.23%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,3851,198187
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months451297154
Non-workerspeople3,3511,1142,237

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 12022; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,244 households and 5,187 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.43% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 84.17% for males and 74.17% for females.
  • Of 1,836 workers, 75.44% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators2610
Agricultural labourers3569
Household industry workers54177
Other workers1,270195

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
Benjanhari Acharial (P) (CT)343024135,187

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.