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Bankura 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 137,386 people
Households 29,807 PCA households
Literacy rate 86.12% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 36.03% % 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 137,386 69,843 67,543 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 12,148 6,236 5,912 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 107,857 58,178 49,679 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 86.12% 91.46% 80.61% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 30,452 15,105 15,347 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 1,084 537 547 Total workersCensus workers 49,494 38,739 10,755 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 36.03% 55.47% 15.92% Main workersworked at least 6 months 41,358 33,988 7,370 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 8,136 4,751 3,385 Non-workerspeople 87,892 31,104 56,788
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 29,807 households and 137,386 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 8.84% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.46% for males and 80.61% for females. Of 49,494 workers, 83.56% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 178 165 Agricultural labourers 172 127 Household industry workers 1,963 500 Other workers 39,045 7,344
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 Bankura (M) 339 99999 137,386
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.