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Census town · Census 2011 · code 333537

Barkalikapur 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.
Population4,650people
Households1,088PCA households
Literacy rate77.19%% of people aged 7+
Work participation42.37%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople4,6502,3222,328
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6538252286
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+3,1741,6901,484
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+77.19%81.64%72.67%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople273130143
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople101
Total workersCensus workers1,9701,447523
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population42.37%62.32%22.47%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,2701,026244
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months700421279
Non-workerspeople2,6808751,805

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 12049; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,088 households and 4,650 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.57% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 81.64% for males and 72.67% for females.
  • Of 1,970 workers, 64.47% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators2652
Agricultural labourers99131
Household industry workers8183
Other workers1,064434

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
Barkalikapur (CT)343024164,650

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.