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Town · Census 2011 · code 801669

Bolpur 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.
Population80,210people
Households19,032PCA households
Literacy rate86.77%% of people aged 7+
Work participation36.6%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople80,21040,46839,742
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–66,8523,5583,294
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+63,65633,68129,975
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+86.77%91.25%82.24%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople17,3638,7378,626
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1,200559641
Total workersCensus workers29,35423,0676,287
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population36.6%57%15.82%
Main workersworked at least 6 months26,91521,8145,101
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months2,4391,2531,186
Non-workerspeople50,85617,40133,455

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 10986; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 19,032 households and 80,210 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.54% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.25% for males and 82.24% for females.
  • Of 29,354 workers, 91.69% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators15863
Agricultural labourers13397
Household industry workers880255
Other workers25,7442,024

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
Bolpur (M)3349999980,210

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.