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Census town · Census 2011 · code 333881

Makhal Tala 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.
Population11,192people
Households2,447PCA households
Literacy rate60.26%% of people aged 7+
Work participation32.63%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople11,1925,6515,541
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,799918881
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+5,6603,1152,545
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+60.26%65.81%54.61%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople630315315
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers3,6522,898754
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population32.63%51.28%13.61%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,1841,884300
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,4681,014454
Non-workerspeople7,5402,7534,787

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 12088; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,447 households and 11,192 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 16.07% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 65.81% for males and 54.61% for females.
  • Of 3,652 workers, 59.8% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators14324
Agricultural labourers663515
Household industry workers97103
Other workers1,281826

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
Makhal Tala (CT)3430242111,192

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.