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Town · Census 2011 · code 801642

Alipurduar 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.
Population65,232people
Households15,556PCA households
Literacy rate91.03%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.07%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople65,23233,13732,095
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–65,4542,7492,705
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+54,41828,36426,054
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+91.03%93.34%88.65%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople11,7716,0545,717
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople498263235
Total workersCensus workers22,87619,2273,649
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.07%58.02%11.37%
Main workersworked at least 6 months21,28918,3592,930
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,587868719
Non-workerspeople42,35613,91028,446

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 10527; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 15,556 households and 65,232 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.36% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 93.34% for males and 88.65% for females.
  • Of 22,876 workers, 93.06% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators7190
Agricultural labourers8726
Household industry workers469103
Other workers20,6621,368

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
Alipurduar (M)3289999965,232

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.