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Bowali 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.
Population 10,968 people
Households 2,827 PCA households
Literacy rate 86.3% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 35.4% % of all residents
Population, children, literacy and work by sex Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Males Females Populationpeople 10,968 5,709 5,259 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 894 478 416 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 8,694 4,749 3,945 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 86.3% 90.79% 81.46% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 754 395 359 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 6 3 3 Total workersCensus workers 3,883 3,327 556 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 35.4% 58.28% 10.57% Main workersworked at least 6 months 2,739 2,514 225 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 1,144 813 331 Non-workerspeople 7,085 2,382 4,703
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 2,827 households and 10,968 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 8.15% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 90.79% for males and 81.46% for females. Of 3,883 workers, 70.54% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 48 34 Agricultural labourers 297 282 Household industry workers 71 130 Other workers 2,323 698
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Source components of this town Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Published component District code Subdistrict code People Bowali (CT) 343 02414 10,968
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.