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Census town · Census 2011 · code 334952

Raynagar 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.
Population5,593people
Households1,216PCA households
Literacy rate72.38%% of people aged 7+
Work participation31.95%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople5,5932,8112,782
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6741379362
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+3,5121,9421,570
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+72.38%79.85%64.88%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,0721,5731,499
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople440
Total workersCensus workers1,7871,488299
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population31.95%52.93%10.75%
Main workersworked at least 6 months955849106
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months832639193
Non-workerspeople3,8061,3232,483

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 12166; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,216 households and 5,593 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 13.25% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 79.85% for males and 64.88% for females.
  • Of 1,787 workers, 53.44% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators8020
Agricultural labourers125246
Household industry workers7553
Other workers675513

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
Raynagar (CT)343024315,593

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.