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Town · Census 2011 · code 801689

Kalyani 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.
Population100,575people
Households24,492PCA households
Literacy rate87.9%% of people aged 7+
Work participation37.23%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople100,57550,72749,848
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–68,1934,1684,025
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+81,20442,71038,494
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+87.9%91.73%84.01%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople45,27623,11622,160
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople3,2131,5991,614
Total workersCensus workers37,44327,9489,495
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population37.23%55.09%19.05%
Main workersworked at least 6 months31,15424,5116,643
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months6,2893,4372,852
Non-workerspeople63,13222,77940,353

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11308; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 24,492 households and 100,575 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.15% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.73% for males and 84.01% for females.
  • Of 37,443 workers, 83.2% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators92106
Agricultural labourers405114
Household industry workers1,000391
Other workers29,6575,678

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
Kalyani (M)33699999100,575

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