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Siliguri 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 town total is our sum of 2 separately published geographic parts, all sharing this Census town code. This town spans 2 historical districts; use the part counts when listing it within a district. This is not a present-day population or an urban-agglomeration total.
Population 513,264 people
Households 115,957 PCA households
Literacy rate 85.91% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 36.62% % of all residents
Population, children, literacy and work by sex Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Males Females Populationpeople 513,264 263,702 249,562 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 52,540 27,215 25,325 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 395,802 211,682 184,120 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 85.91% 89.51% 82.11% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 63,759 32,813 30,946 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 6,140 3,073 3,067 Total workersCensus workers 187,932 152,417 35,515 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 36.62% 57.8% 14.23% Main workersworked at least 6 months 165,882 141,035 24,847 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 22,050 11,382 10,668 Non-workerspeople 325,332 111,285 214,047
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 115,957 households and 513,264 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 10.24% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 89.51% for males and 82.11% for females. Of 187,932 workers, 88.27% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 580 606 Agricultural labourers 501 187 Household industry workers 4,065 1,325 Other workers 160,736 19,932
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Source components of this town Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Published component District code Subdistrict code People Siliguri (M Corp.) (Part) 327 99999 294,546 Siliguri (M Corp.) (Part) 328 99999 218,718
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.