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Old Malda 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 84,012 people
Households 16,479 PCA households
Literacy rate 75.6% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 42.41% % 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 84,012 47,420 36,592 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 8,511 4,348 4,163 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 57,076 32,518 24,558 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 75.6% 75.5% 75.73% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 15,336 8,573 6,763 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 613 415 198 Total workersCensus workers 35,626 30,458 5,168 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 42.41% 64.23% 14.12% Main workersworked at least 6 months 29,936 26,167 3,769 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 5,690 4,291 1,399 Non-workerspeople 48,386 16,962 31,424
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 16,479 households and 84,012 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 10.13% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 75.5% for males and 75.73% for females. Of 35,626 workers, 84.03% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 85 63 Agricultural labourers 83 43 Household industry workers 1,861 503 Other workers 27,907 5,081
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 Old Malda (M) 332 99999 84,012
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.