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Town · Census 2011 · code 801704

Khardah 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.
Population108,496people
Households25,656PCA households
Literacy rate94.37%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.18%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople108,49654,87953,617
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–67,3323,7713,561
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+95,46949,16546,304
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+94.37%96.2%92.5%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople5,1832,7072,476
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1,004482522
Total workersCensus workers38,16430,5467,618
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.18%55.66%14.21%
Main workersworked at least 6 months33,78628,1315,655
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months4,3782,4151,963
Non-workerspeople70,33224,33345,999

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11475; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 25,656 households and 108,496 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 6.76% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 96.2% for males and 92.5% for females.
  • Of 38,164 workers, 88.53% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators9746
Agricultural labourers283205
Household industry workers561331
Other workers32,8453,796

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
Khardah (M)33799999108,496

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