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Raiganj 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.
Population 183,612 people
Households 35,326 PCA households
Literacy rate 81.7% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 32.75% % 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 183,612 96,388 87,224 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 21,573 11,019 10,554 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 132,382 71,964 60,418 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 81.7% 84.3% 78.8% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 27,020 14,336 12,684 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 1,711 882 829 Total workersCensus workers 60,139 48,527 11,612 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 32.75% 50.35% 13.31% Main workersworked at least 6 months 53,993 44,654 9,339 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 6,146 3,873 2,273 Non-workerspeople 123,473 47,861 75,612
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 35,326 households and 183,612 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 11.75% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 84.3% for males and 78.8% for females. Of 60,139 workers, 89.78% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 295 239 Agricultural labourers 689 255 Household industry workers 1,390 382 Other workers 51,619 5,270
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 Raiganj (M) 330 99999 183,612
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.