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Town · Census 2011 · code 801720

Bansberia 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.
Population103,920people
Households24,276PCA households
Literacy rate85.05%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.05%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople103,92053,76050,160
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–69,5024,9004,602
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+80,30143,86836,433
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+85.05%89.78%79.97%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople26,43313,69412,739
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople852406446
Total workersCensus workers36,42030,5195,901
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.05%56.77%11.76%
Main workersworked at least 6 months31,25927,1064,153
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months5,1613,4131,748
Non-workerspeople67,50023,24144,259

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11615; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 24,276 households and 103,920 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.14% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 89.78% for males and 79.97% for females.
  • Of 36,420 workers, 85.83% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators39107
Agricultural labourers21871
Household industry workers839310
Other workers30,1634,673

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
Bansberia (M)33899999103,920

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