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Census town · Census 2011 · code 334884

Mathurapur 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.
Population7,797people
Households1,840PCA households
Literacy rate82.65%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.59%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople7,7973,9703,827
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6874449425
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+5,7223,1312,591
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+82.65%88.92%76.16%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,597818779
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers2,7752,287488
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.59%57.61%12.75%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,2281,937291
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months547350197
Non-workerspeople5,0221,6833,339

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 12162; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,840 households and 7,797 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.21% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 88.92% for males and 76.16% for females.
  • Of 2,775 workers, 80.29% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators14215
Agricultural labourers541179
Household industry workers129138
Other workers1,416215

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
Mathurapur (CT)343024307,797

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.