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Census town · Census 2011 · code 333609

Danga 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.
Population6,766people
Households1,482PCA households
Literacy rate81.88%% of people aged 7+
Work participation38.19%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople6,7663,5033,263
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6628320308
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+5,0262,7882,238
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+81.88%87.59%75.74%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,9161,5101,406
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers2,5842,081503
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population38.19%59.41%15.42%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,3551,992363
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months22989140
Non-workerspeople4,1821,4222,760

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 12059; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,482 households and 6,766 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.28% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 87.59% for males and 75.74% for females.
  • Of 2,584 workers, 91.14% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators25716
Agricultural labourers13973
Household industry workers2414
Other workers1,935126

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
Danga (CT)343024176,766

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.