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Santipur 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 151,777 people
Households 36,506 PCA households
Literacy rate 80.9% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 47.45% % 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 151,777 77,011 74,766 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 13,573 6,862 6,711 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 111,806 59,588 52,218 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 80.9% 84.94% 76.73% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 33,493 17,174 16,319 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 2,371 1,194 1,177 Total workersCensus workers 72,023 48,689 23,334 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 47.45% 63.22% 31.21% Main workersworked at least 6 months 63,783 45,896 17,887 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 8,240 2,793 5,447 Non-workerspeople 79,754 28,322 51,432
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 36,506 households and 151,777 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 8.94% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 84.94% for males and 76.73% for females. Of 72,023 workers, 88.56% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 622 51 Agricultural labourers 584 99 Household industry workers 23,570 3,471 Other workers 39,007 4,619
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 Santipur (M) 336 99999 151,777
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.