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Census town · Census 2011 · code 334954

Baharu 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.
Population16,155people
Households3,550PCA households
Literacy rate78.61%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.35%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople16,1558,3197,836
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,9681,006962
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+11,1526,0785,074
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+78.61%83.11%73.81%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,0511,5331,518
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers5,7104,6001,110
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.35%55.3%14.17%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,5753,893682
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,135707428
Non-workerspeople10,4453,7196,726

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 12168; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,550 households and 16,155 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.18% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 83.11% for males and 73.81% for females.
  • Of 5,710 workers, 80.12% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators46383
Agricultural labourers414383
Household industry workers8267
Other workers3,616602

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
Baharu (CT)3430243116,155

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.