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Census town · Census 2011 · code 334326

Baneshwarpur 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.
Population4,741people
Households1,073PCA households
Literacy rate83.44%% of people aged 7+
Work participation34.44%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople4,7412,4232,318
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6538292246
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+3,5071,9091,598
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+83.44%89.58%77.12%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople781403378
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople23158
Total workersCensus workers1,6331,387246
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population34.44%57.24%10.61%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,2571,088169
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months37629977
Non-workerspeople3,1081,0362,072

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 12131; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,073 households and 4,741 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.35% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 89.58% for males and 77.12% for females.
  • Of 1,633 workers, 76.97% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators793
Agricultural labourers93183
Household industry workers139136
Other workers94654

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
Baneshwarpur (CT)343024254,741

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.