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Town · Census 2011 · code 801676

Dainhat 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.
Population24,397people
Households5,560PCA households
Literacy rate83.08%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.35%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople24,39712,48711,910
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,3061,1671,139
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+18,3539,9768,377
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+83.08%88.13%77.77%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople12,6126,4786,134
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1266
Total workersCensus workers8,6247,0561,568
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.35%56.51%13.17%
Main workersworked at least 6 months7,6936,5161,177
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months931540391
Non-workerspeople15,7735,43110,342

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11181; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 5,560 households and 24,397 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.45% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 88.13% for males and 77.77% for females.
  • Of 8,624 workers, 89.2% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators36542
Agricultural labourers1,230321
Household industry workers728261
Other workers5,370307

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
Dainhat (M)3359999924,397

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.