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Town · Census 2011 · code 801666

Suri 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.
Population67,864people
Households15,385PCA households
Literacy rate86.95%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.48%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople67,86434,57933,285
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–65,9353,0562,879
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+53,84528,63325,212
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+86.95%90.83%82.92%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople12,8576,5276,330
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople627325302
Total workersCensus workers24,07819,1914,887
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.48%55.5%14.68%
Main workersworked at least 6 months21,29617,7633,533
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months2,7821,4281,354
Non-workerspeople43,78615,38828,398

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 10983; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 15,385 households and 67,864 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.75% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 90.83% for males and 82.92% for females.
  • Of 24,078 workers, 88.45% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators12962
Agricultural labourers14937
Household industry workers302230
Other workers20,7162,453

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
Suri (M)3349999967,864

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.