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Masat 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.
Population 5,839 people
Households 1,240 PCA households
Literacy rate 80.86% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 34.41% % of all residents
Population, children, literacy and work by sex Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Males Females Populationpeople 5,839 2,984 2,855 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 756 362 394 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 4,110 2,225 1,885 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 80.86% 84.86% 76.59% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 3 1 2 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 0 0 0 Total workersCensus workers 2,009 1,650 359 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 34.41% 55.29% 12.57% Main workersworked at least 6 months 1,284 1,141 143 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 725 509 216 Non-workerspeople 3,830 1,334 2,496
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 1,240 households and 5,839 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 12.95% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 84.86% for males and 76.59% for females. Of 2,009 workers, 63.91% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 25 21 Agricultural labourers 144 176 Household industry workers 133 89 Other workers 982 439
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Source components of this town Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Published component District code Subdistrict code People Masat (CT) 343 02426 5,839
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.