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Census town · Census 2011 · code 334099

Shyampur 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.
Population22,024people
Households4,863PCA households
Literacy rate79.43%% of people aged 7+
Work participation34.73%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople22,02411,41510,609
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,8501,4171,433
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+15,2308,6706,560
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+79.43%86.72%71.49%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople5,6822,9952,687
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1045450
Total workersCensus workers7,6496,2041,445
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population34.73%54.35%13.62%
Main workersworked at least 6 months5,4844,896588
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months2,1651,308857
Non-workerspeople14,3755,2119,164

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 12108; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,863 households and 22,024 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.94% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 86.72% for males and 71.49% for females.
  • Of 7,649 workers, 71.7% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators32368
Agricultural labourers527682
Household industry workers555434
Other workers4,079981

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
Shyampur (CT)3430242322,024

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.