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Town · Census 2011 · code 801732

Uttarpara Kotrung 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.
Population159,147people
Households40,824PCA households
Literacy rate90.65%% of people aged 7+
Work participation37.2%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople159,14781,41077,737
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–611,7606,1835,577
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+133,61069,90863,702
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+90.65%92.93%88.28%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople10,5375,4805,057
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1,227612615
Total workersCensus workers59,20247,18812,014
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population37.2%57.96%15.45%
Main workersworked at least 6 months54,73544,68510,050
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months4,4672,5031,964
Non-workerspeople99,94534,22265,723

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11628; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 40,824 households and 159,147 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 7.39% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 92.93% for males and 88.28% for females.
  • Of 59,202 workers, 92.45% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators82153
Agricultural labourers28434
Household industry workers996157
Other workers53,3734,123

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
Uttarpara Kotrung (M)33899999159,147

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