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Census town · Census 2011 · code 345896

Ashadtalya 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.
Population5,274people
Households1,143PCA households
Literacy rate89.76%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.86%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople5,2742,7222,552
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6653328325
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+4,1482,2151,933
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+89.76%92.52%86.8%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1749381
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1275
Total workersCensus workers1,8911,522369
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.86%55.91%14.46%
Main workersworked at least 6 months70966544
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,182857325
Non-workerspeople3,3831,2002,183

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 12392; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,143 households and 5,274 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.38% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 92.52% for males and 86.8% for females.
  • Of 1,891 workers, 37.49% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators2312
Agricultural labourers103897
Household industry workers920
Other workers574253

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
Ashadtalya (CT)345024855,274

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.