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Town · Census 2011 · code 801735

Bishnupur 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.
Population67,783people
Households15,074PCA households
Literacy rate82.63%% of people aged 7+
Work participation37.38%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople67,78334,05533,728
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–65,8352,9482,887
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+51,18527,55623,629
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+82.63%88.58%76.62%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople14,8207,2417,579
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople598288310
Total workersCensus workers25,33519,7225,613
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population37.38%57.91%16.64%
Main workersworked at least 6 months22,32718,0294,298
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months3,0081,6931,315
Non-workerspeople42,44814,33328,115

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11712; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 15,074 households and 67,783 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.61% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 88.58% for males and 76.62% for females.
  • Of 25,335 workers, 88.13% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators30275
Agricultural labourers23984
Household industry workers1,824494
Other workers19,9622,355

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
Bishnupur (M)3399999967,783

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.