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Census town · Census 2011 · code 334192

Barijpur 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.
Population5,536people
Households1,029PCA households
Literacy rate71.29%% of people aged 7+
Work participation31.79%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople5,5362,9412,595
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6868490378
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+3,3281,8181,510
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+71.29%74.17%68.11%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople000
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers1,7601,453307
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population31.79%49.4%11.83%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,1881,10187
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months572352220
Non-workerspeople3,7761,4882,288

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 12123; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,029 households and 5,536 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 15.68% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 74.17% for males and 68.11% for females.
  • Of 1,760 workers, 67.5% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators8017
Agricultural labourers9567
Household industry workers95114
Other workers918374

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
Barijpur (CT)343024245,536

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.