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Census town · Census 2011 · code 345650

Kotbar 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.
Population6,083people
Households1,193PCA households
Literacy rate84.59%% of people aged 7+
Work participation38.25%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople6,0833,1402,943
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6916462454
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+4,3712,4111,960
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+84.59%90.03%78.75%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople552827
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople110
Total workersCensus workers2,3271,704623
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population38.25%54.27%21.17%
Main workersworked at least 6 months934799135
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,393905488
Non-workerspeople3,7561,4362,320

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 12376; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,193 households and 6,083 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 15.06% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 90.03% for males and 78.75% for females.
  • Of 2,327 workers, 40.14% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators6592
Agricultural labourers102228
Household industry workers239440
Other workers528633

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
Kotbar (CT)345024816,083

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.