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Census town · Census 2011 · code 333477

Bishnupur 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.
Population5,030people
Households1,254PCA households
Literacy rate89.13%% of people aged 7+
Work participation38.13%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople5,0302,5612,469
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6431219212
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+4,0992,1801,919
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+89.13%93.08%85.02%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,248621627
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople642
Total workersCensus workers1,9181,521397
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population38.13%59.39%16.08%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,6211,354267
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months297167130
Non-workerspeople3,1121,0402,072

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 12039; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,254 households and 5,030 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.57% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 93.08% for males and 85.02% for females.
  • Of 1,918 workers, 84.52% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators156
Agricultural labourers1827
Household industry workers6472
Other workers1,524192

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
Bishnupur (CT)343024155,030

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.