Browse the place directories and read the reference tables below. Search and interactive comparisons need JavaScript.

Town · Census 2011 · code 334785

Purba Bishnupur 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.
Population13,060people
Households2,637PCA households
Literacy rate77.66%% of people aged 7+
Work participation31.36%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

Scroll the table sideways to see every column.

Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople13,0606,6606,400
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,791930861
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+8,7514,7823,969
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+77.66%83.46%71.66%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,3611,7071,654
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople321
Total workersCensus workers4,0963,517579
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population31.36%52.81%9.05%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,9272,654273
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,169863306
Non-workerspeople8,9643,1435,821

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 12155; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
Source access notes and archived workbooks

What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,637 households and 13,060 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 13.71% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 83.46% for males and 71.66% for females.
  • Of 4,096 workers, 71.46% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

Scroll the table sideways to see every column.

Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators12538
Agricultural labourers654333
Household industry workers11985
Other workers2,029713

The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.

Using the profile in research

For eligibility, adoption and spending assumptions, read the research guidance.

Source components of this town

Scroll the table sideways to see every column.

Published componentDistrict codeSubdistrict codePeople
Purba Bishnupur (M) (CT)3430242913,060

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.