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Census town · Census 2011 · code 333323

Birlapur 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.
Population22,078people
Households5,020PCA households
Literacy rate77.74%% of people aged 7+
Work participation32.76%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople22,07811,54210,536
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–63,0041,4751,529
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+14,8298,2926,537
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+77.74%82.37%72.58%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople992518474
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople15510
Total workersCensus workers7,2336,309924
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population32.76%54.66%8.77%
Main workersworked at least 6 months5,2404,799441
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,9931,510483
Non-workerspeople14,8455,2339,612

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 12025; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 5,020 households and 22,078 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 13.61% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 82.37% for males and 72.58% for females.
  • Of 7,233 workers, 72.45% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators3429
Agricultural labourers380538
Household industry workers353482
Other workers4,473944

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
Birlapur (CT)3430241322,078

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.