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Town · Census 2011 · code 801700

North Barrackpore 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.
Population132,806people
Households32,564PCA households
Literacy rate93.9%% of people aged 7+
Work participation32.32%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople132,80666,92465,882
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–68,7104,5484,162
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+116,52459,79856,726
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+93.9%95.87%91.91%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople20,43510,41510,020
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1,566816750
Total workersCensus workers42,92636,1116,815
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population32.32%53.96%10.34%
Main workersworked at least 6 months40,39534,3266,069
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months2,5311,785746
Non-workerspeople89,88030,81359,067

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11471; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 32,564 households and 132,806 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 6.56% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 95.87% for males and 91.91% for females.
  • Of 42,926 workers, 94.1% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators4418
Agricultural labourers11716
Household industry workers670167
Other workers39,5642,330

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
North Barrackpore (M)33799999132,806

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