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Amtala 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 8,765 people
Households 2,080 PCA households
Literacy rate 86.9% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 35.72% % 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 8,765 4,416 4,349 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 829 409 420 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 6,896 3,607 3,289 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 86.9% 90.02% 83.71% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 1,010 505 505 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 5 2 3 Total workersCensus workers 3,131 2,549 582 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 35.72% 57.72% 13.38% Main workersworked at least 6 months 2,798 2,364 434 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 333 185 148 Non-workerspeople 5,634 1,867 3,767
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 2,080 households and 8,765 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 9.46% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 90.02% for males and 83.71% for females. Of 3,131 workers, 89.36% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 6 15 Agricultural labourers 15 17 Household industry workers 298 43 Other workers 2,479 258
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 Amtala (CT) 343 02416 8,765
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.