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Census town · Census 2011 · code 334010

Panchghara 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.
Population6,340people
Households1,411PCA households
Literacy rate72.23%% of people aged 7+
Work participation32.68%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople6,3403,2303,110
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6852456396
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+3,9642,1261,838
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+72.23%76.64%67.72%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople893435458
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers2,0721,548524
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population32.68%47.93%16.85%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,4961,179317
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months576369207
Non-workerspeople4,2681,6822,586

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 12094; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,411 households and 6,340 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 13.44% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 76.64% for males and 67.72% for females.
  • Of 2,072 workers, 72.2% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators3524
Agricultural labourers10429
Household industry workers10437
Other workers1,253486

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
Panchghara (CT)343024226,340

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.