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Town · Census 2011 · code 334017

Salipur 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.
Population5,091people
Households1,267PCA households
Literacy rate87.98%% of people aged 7+
Work participation33.35%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople5,0912,5942,497
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6409220189
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+4,1192,1921,927
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+87.98%92.33%83.49%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,559778781
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople402119
Total workersCensus workers1,6981,455243
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population33.35%56.09%9.73%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,5031,347156
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months19510887
Non-workerspeople3,3931,1392,254

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 12101; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,267 households and 5,091 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.03% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 92.33% for males and 83.49% for females.
  • Of 1,698 workers, 88.52% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators315
Agricultural labourers1812
Household industry workers750
Other workers1,475118

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
Salipur (P) (CT)343024225,091

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.