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Bidhannagar 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 215,514 people
Households 48,919 PCA households
Literacy rate 89.14% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 39.25% % 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 215,514 109,014 106,500 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 14,399 7,235 7,164 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 179,271 93,350 85,921 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 89.14% 91.72% 86.5% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 39,554 20,092 19,462 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 6,050 3,059 2,991 Total workersCensus workers 84,589 61,024 23,565 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 39.25% 55.98% 22.13% Main workersworked at least 6 months 74,938 56,306 18,632 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 9,651 4,718 4,933 Non-workerspeople 130,925 47,990 82,935
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 48,919 households and 215,514 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 6.68% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.72% for males and 86.5% for females. Of 84,589 workers, 88.59% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 432 193 Agricultural labourers 714 243 Household industry workers 2,044 946 Other workers 71,748 8,269
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 Bidhannagar (M) 337 99999 215,514
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.