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Town · Census 2011 · code 801656

English Bazar 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.
Population205,521people
Households42,867PCA households
Literacy rate86.46%% of people aged 7+
Work participation31.78%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople205,521106,82498,697
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–633,45718,68814,769
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+148,76678,23570,531
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+86.46%88.77%84.04%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople19,75310,6039,150
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople2,5211,3131,208
Total workersCensus workers65,32352,47712,846
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population31.78%49.12%13.02%
Main workersworked at least 6 months58,21148,7909,421
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months7,1123,6873,425
Non-workerspeople140,19854,34785,851

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 10747; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 42,867 households and 205,521 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 16.28% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 88.77% for males and 84.04% for females.
  • Of 65,323 workers, 89.11% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators178243
Agricultural labourers21875
Household industry workers848375
Other workers56,9676,419

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
English Bazar (M)33299999205,521

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