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Census town · Census 2011 · code 344461

Kharisha 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.
Population4,120people
Households980PCA households
Literacy rate91.02%% of people aged 7+
Work participation32.84%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople4,1202,0882,032
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6344172172
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+3,4371,8371,600
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+91.02%95.88%86.02%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1547876
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1266
Total workersCensus workers1,3531,189164
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population32.84%56.94%8.07%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,2271,107120
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1268244
Non-workerspeople2,7678991,868

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 12336; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 980 households and 4,120 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.35% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 95.88% for males and 86.02% for females.
  • Of 1,353 workers, 90.69% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators7915
Agricultural labourers3812
Household industry workers2412
Other workers1,08687

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
Kharisha (CT)345024714,120

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.