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Murshidabad 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 44,019 people
Households 9,829 PCA households
Literacy rate 81.94% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 35.48% % 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 44,019 22,177 21,842 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 4,414 2,243 2,171 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 32,451 17,138 15,313 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 81.94% 85.97% 77.85% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 13,762 7,075 6,687 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 302 161 141 Total workersCensus workers 15,616 12,505 3,111 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 35.48% 56.39% 14.24% Main workersworked at least 6 months 13,145 11,051 2,094 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 2,471 1,454 1,017 Non-workerspeople 28,403 9,672 18,731
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 9,829 households and 44,019 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 10.03% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 85.97% for males and 77.85% for females. Of 15,616 workers, 84.18% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 1,014 149 Agricultural labourers 1,580 357 Household industry workers 468 190 Other workers 10,083 1,775
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 Murshidabad (M) 333 99999 44,019
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.