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Town · Census 2011 · code 801697

Habra 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.
Population147,221people
Households36,016PCA households
Literacy rate89.98%% of people aged 7+
Work participation36.59%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople147,22174,59272,629
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–611,6966,0055,691
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+121,95263,78058,172
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+89.98%92.99%86.9%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople37,16318,90718,256
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople2,3331,1761,157
Total workersCensus workers53,87444,6639,211
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population36.59%59.88%12.68%
Main workersworked at least 6 months49,71342,4087,305
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months4,1612,2551,906
Non-workerspeople93,34729,92963,418

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11468; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 36,016 households and 147,221 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 7.94% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 92.99% for males and 86.9% for females.
  • Of 53,874 workers, 92.28% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators60727
Agricultural labourers1,388280
Household industry workers2,099663
Other workers45,6193,191

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
Habra (M)33799999147,221

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