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Census town · Census 2011 · code 334188

Sirakol 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.
Population10,250people
Households2,292PCA households
Literacy rate71.35%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.92%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople10,2505,1845,066
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,207618589
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+6,4523,5052,947
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+71.35%76.76%65.83%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,9612,0401,921
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople523
Total workersCensus workers3,6822,970712
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.92%57.29%14.05%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,5342,137397
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,148833315
Non-workerspeople6,5682,2144,354

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 12119; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,292 households and 10,250 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.78% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 76.76% for males and 65.83% for females.
  • Of 3,682 workers, 68.82% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators5025
Agricultural labourers234327
Household industry workers399254
Other workers1,851542

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
Sirakol (CT)3430242410,250

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.