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Town · Census 2011 · code 801708

Madhyamgram 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.
Population196,127people
Households48,942PCA households
Literacy rate89.6%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.54%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople196,12798,86497,263
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–616,3518,2558,096
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+161,08783,99077,097
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+89.6%92.69%86.46%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople24,82212,60212,220
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople2,8421,4161,426
Total workersCensus workers69,71157,47012,241
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.54%58.13%12.59%
Main workersworked at least 6 months65,31654,89210,424
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months4,3952,5781,817
Non-workerspeople126,41641,39485,022

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11479; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 48,942 households and 196,127 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.34% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 92.69% for males and 86.46% for females.
  • Of 69,711 workers, 93.7% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators62855
Agricultural labourers44962
Household industry workers1,205297
Other workers63,0343,981

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
Madhyamgram (M)33799999196,127

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