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Dhulian 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 95,706 people
Households 16,545 PCA households
Literacy rate 63.03% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 46.4% % 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 95,706 47,635 48,071 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 17,674 8,844 8,830 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 49,185 26,825 22,360 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 63.03% 69.15% 56.98% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 8,897 4,497 4,400 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 77 42 35 Total workersCensus workers 44,405 23,326 21,079 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 46.4% 48.97% 43.85% Main workersworked at least 6 months 39,235 21,514 17,721 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 5,170 1,812 3,358 Non-workerspeople 51,301 24,309 26,992
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 16,545 households and 95,706 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 18.47% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 69.15% for males and 56.98% for females. Of 44,405 workers, 88.36% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 225 6 Agricultural labourers 571 89 Household industry workers 22,814 3,689 Other workers 15,625 1,386
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 Dhulian (M) 333 99999 95,706
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.