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Banshra 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 29,521 people
Households 6,607 PCA households
Literacy rate 76.65% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 39.55% % 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 29,521 14,814 14,707 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 3,548 1,807 1,741 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 19,909 10,785 9,124 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 76.65% 82.92% 70.37% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 11,497 5,853 5,644 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 4 2 2 Total workersCensus workers 11,676 8,627 3,049 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 39.55% 58.24% 20.73% Main workersworked at least 6 months 7,458 6,388 1,070 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 4,218 2,239 1,979 Non-workerspeople 17,845 6,187 11,658
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 6,607 households and 29,521 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 12.02% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 82.92% for males and 70.37% for females. Of 11,676 workers, 63.87% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 488 167 Agricultural labourers 461 1,484 Household industry workers 238 349 Other workers 6,271 2,218
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 Banshra (CT) 343 02420 29,521
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.