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Katwa 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 81,615 people
Households 19,382 PCA households
Literacy rate 87.13% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 35.19% % 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 81,615 41,350 40,265 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 6,799 3,499 3,300 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 65,187 34,159 31,028 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 87.13% 90.25% 83.94% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 12,189 6,146 6,043 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 209 101 108 Total workersCensus workers 28,718 23,726 4,992 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 35.19% 57.38% 12.4% Main workersworked at least 6 months 25,283 21,776 3,507 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 3,435 1,950 1,485 Non-workerspeople 52,897 17,624 35,273
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 19,382 households and 81,615 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 8.33% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 90.25% for males and 83.94% for females. Of 28,718 workers, 88.04% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 177 104 Agricultural labourers 359 199 Household industry workers 1,058 449 Other workers 23,689 2,683
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 Katwa (M) 335 99999 81,615
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.