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Town · Census 2011 · code 801650

Dalkhola 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.
Population36,930people
Households6,861PCA households
Literacy rate67.67%% of people aged 7+
Work participation30.41%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople36,93019,23017,700
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–65,5922,8582,734
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+21,20712,0319,176
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+67.67%73.49%61.31%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople9,8895,1544,735
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople725359366
Total workersCensus workers11,2299,5101,719
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population30.41%49.45%9.71%
Main workersworked at least 6 months9,2878,322965
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,9421,188754
Non-workerspeople25,7019,72015,981

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 10627; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 6,861 households and 36,930 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 15.14% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 73.49% for males and 61.31% for females.
  • Of 11,229 workers, 82.71% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators873220
Agricultural labourers820475
Household industry workers263141
Other workers7,3311,106

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
Dalkhola (M)3309999936,930

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.