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Census town · Census 2011 · code 345855

Nandigram 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.
Population5,803people
Households1,225PCA households
Literacy rate88.85%% of people aged 7+
Work participation33.28%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople5,8032,9472,856
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6725372353
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+4,5122,3572,155
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+88.85%91.53%86.1%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople399205194
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople514
Total workersCensus workers1,9311,577354
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population33.28%53.51%12.39%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,1291,010119
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months802567235
Non-workerspeople3,8721,3702,502

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 12388; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,225 households and 5,803 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.49% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.53% for males and 86.1% for females.
  • Of 1,931 workers, 58.47% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1934
Agricultural labourers222372
Household industry workers14271
Other workers746325

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
Nandigram (CT)345024845,803

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.