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Census town · Census 2011 · code 333612

Kalikapur 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.
Population5,860people
Households1,435PCA households
Literacy rate83.19%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.48%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople5,8602,9772,883
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6548282266
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+4,4192,4142,005
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+83.19%89.57%76.61%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,9511,9961,955
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople514
Total workersCensus workers2,0791,745334
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.48%58.62%11.59%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,6491,398251
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months43034783
Non-workerspeople3,7811,2322,549

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 12062; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,435 households and 5,860 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.35% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 89.57% for males and 76.61% for females.
  • Of 2,079 workers, 79.32% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators4525
Agricultural labourers76164
Household industry workers3313
Other workers1,495228

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
Kalikapur (CT)343024175,860

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.