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Census town · Census 2011 · code 334953

Kalikapur Barasat 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.
Population6,104people
Households1,481PCA households
Literacy rate89.24%% of people aged 7+
Work participation34.55%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople6,1043,1033,001
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6502250252
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+4,9992,6762,323
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+89.24%93.8%84.5%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,4571,7671,690
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1587
Total workersCensus workers2,1091,801308
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population34.55%58.04%10.26%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,9521,697255
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months15710453
Non-workerspeople3,9951,3022,693

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 12167; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,481 households and 6,104 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.22% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 93.8% for males and 84.5% for females.
  • Of 2,109 workers, 92.56% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators304
Agricultural labourers1778
Household industry workers110
Other workers1,734145

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
Kalikapur Barasat (CT)343024316,104

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.