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Census town · Census 2011 · code 333819

Dighirpar 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.
Population15,881people
Households3,809PCA households
Literacy rate87.27%% of people aged 7+
Work participation38.62%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople15,8818,1067,775
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,509792717
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+12,5436,6805,863
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+87.27%91.33%83.07%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople7,8904,0343,856
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1256164
Total workersCensus workers6,1344,7721,362
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population38.62%58.87%17.52%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,9814,140841
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,153632521
Non-workerspeople9,7473,3346,413

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 12084; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,809 households and 15,881 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.5% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.33% for males and 83.07% for females.
  • Of 6,134 workers, 81.2% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators7062
Agricultural labourers32180
Household industry workers10678
Other workers4,773833

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
Dighirpar (CT)3430242015,881

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.