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Town · Census 2011 · code 801737

Raghunathpur 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.
Population25,561people
Households4,792PCA households
Literacy rate77.07%% of people aged 7+
Work participation31.84%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople25,56113,19412,367
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,6791,3931,286
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+17,63510,0267,609
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+77.07%84.96%68.67%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople7,4073,7843,623
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1487474
Total workersCensus workers8,1386,9571,181
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population31.84%52.73%9.55%
Main workersworked at least 6 months7,1326,216916
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,006741265
Non-workerspeople17,4236,23711,186

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11805; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,792 households and 25,561 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.48% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 84.96% for males and 68.67% for females.
  • Of 8,138 workers, 87.64% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators13617
Agricultural labourers6662
Household industry workers16428
Other workers6,766899

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
Raghunathpur (M)3409999925,561

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.