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Census town · Census 2011 · code 341707

Kalaikunda 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.
Population9,344people
Households2,058PCA households
Literacy rate85.64%% of people aged 7+
Work participation38.04%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople9,3445,1964,148
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,202633569
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+6,9734,1712,802
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+85.64%91.41%78.29%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople936458478
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople791411380
Total workersCensus workers3,5543,025529
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population38.04%58.22%12.75%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,9172,608309
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months637417220
Non-workerspeople5,7902,1713,619

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 12282; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,058 households and 9,344 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.86% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.41% for males and 78.29% for females.
  • Of 3,554 workers, 82.08% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators5929
Agricultural labourers90183
Household industry workers3914
Other workers2,729411

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
Kalaikunda (CT)344024609,344

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.