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Bongaon 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 108,864 people
Households 26,332 PCA households
Literacy rate 89.7% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 36.41% % 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 108,864 55,382 53,482 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 8,863 4,561 4,302 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 89,700 47,279 42,421 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 89.7% 93.03% 86.26% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 37,632 19,324 18,308 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 969 487 482 Total workersCensus workers 39,634 32,598 7,036 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 36.41% 58.86% 13.16% Main workersworked at least 6 months 36,393 30,814 5,579 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 3,241 1,784 1,457 Non-workerspeople 69,230 22,784 46,446
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 26,332 households and 108,864 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 8.14% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 93.03% for males and 86.26% for females. Of 39,634 workers, 91.82% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 480 43 Agricultural labourers 611 79 Household industry workers 1,631 481 Other workers 33,671 2,638
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 Bongaon (M) 337 99999 108,864
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.