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Town · Census 2011 · code 801647

Tufanganj 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.
Population20,998people
Households5,171PCA households
Literacy rate91.48%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.78%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople20,99810,68410,314
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,619842777
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+17,7279,3118,416
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+91.48%94.6%88.25%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople4,8362,4102,426
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople863749
Total workersCensus workers7,5146,0891,425
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.78%56.99%13.82%
Main workersworked at least 6 months6,9885,7961,192
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months526293233
Non-workerspeople13,4844,5958,889

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 10586; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 5,171 households and 20,998 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 7.71% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 94.6% for males and 88.25% for females.
  • Of 7,514 workers, 93% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators6416
Agricultural labourers379
Household industry workers51979
Other workers6,368422

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
Tufanganj (M)3299999920,998

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.