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Birnagar 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 30,799 people
Households 6,702 PCA households
Literacy rate 84.6% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 36.01% % 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 30,799 15,658 15,141 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 2,992 1,540 1,452 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 23,524 12,460 11,064 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 84.6% 88.26% 80.82% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 10,902 5,572 5,330 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 199 93 106 Total workersCensus workers 11,091 9,050 2,041 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 36.01% 57.8% 13.48% Main workersworked at least 6 months 10,425 8,786 1,639 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 666 264 402 Non-workerspeople 19,708 6,608 13,100
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 6,702 households and 30,799 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 9.71% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 88.26% for males and 80.82% for females. Of 11,091 workers, 94% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 366 28 Agricultural labourers 1,120 67 Household industry workers 909 188 Other workers 8,030 383
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 Birnagar (M) 336 99999 30,799
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.