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Census town · Census 2011 · code 344562

Dakshin Baguan 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.
Population5,180people
Households949PCA households
Literacy rate90.86%% of people aged 7+
Work participation27.24%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople5,1802,7052,475
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6696357339
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+4,0742,2131,861
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+90.86%94.25%87.13%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople000
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers1,4111,34863
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population27.24%49.83%2.55%
Main workersworked at least 6 months71468232
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months69766631
Non-workerspeople3,7691,3572,412

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 12341; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 949 households and 5,180 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 13.44% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 94.25% for males and 87.13% for females.
  • Of 1,411 workers, 50.6% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators27
Agricultural labourers273
Household industry workers5147
Other workers705470

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
Dakshin Baguan (CT)345024725,180

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.