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Census town · Census 2011 · code 333322

Nischintapur 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.
Population6,353people
Households1,613PCA households
Literacy rate82.18%% of people aged 7+
Work participation38.5%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople6,3533,2313,122
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6566276290
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+4,7562,5532,203
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+82.18%86.4%77.79%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,100586514
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople413
Total workersCensus workers2,4462,056390
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population38.5%63.63%12.49%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,7011,536165
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months745520225
Non-workerspeople3,9071,1752,732

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 12024; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,613 households and 6,353 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.91% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 86.4% for males and 77.79% for females.
  • Of 2,446 workers, 69.54% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators2310
Agricultural labourers7191
Household industry workers72135
Other workers1,535509

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
Nischintapur (CT)343024136,353

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.