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Town · Census 2011 · code 801723

Tarakeswar 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.
Population30,947people
Households6,682PCA households
Literacy rate83.9%% of people aged 7+
Work participation41.49%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople30,94716,04914,898
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,6851,3561,329
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+23,71112,85610,855
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+83.9%87.5%80%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople4,4122,1922,220
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1547183
Total workersCensus workers12,8399,9412,898
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population41.49%61.94%19.45%
Main workersworked at least 6 months10,4228,6891,733
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months2,4171,2521,165
Non-workerspeople18,1086,10812,000

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11619; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 6,682 households and 30,947 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.68% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 87.5% for males and 80% for females.
  • Of 12,839 workers, 81.17% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators8457
Agricultural labourers285237
Household industry workers428116
Other workers9,6252,007

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
Tarakeswar (M)3389999930,947

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.