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Municipal corporation · Census 2011 · code 801740

Haora 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.
Population1,077,075people
Households244,135PCA households
Literacy rate88.71%% of people aged 7+
Work participation36.86%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople1,077,075561,220515,855
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–691,31547,26744,048
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+874,491468,026406,465
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+88.71%91.06%86.15%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople35,02518,28916,736
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople3,3391,7351,604
Total workersCensus workers397,048336,60060,448
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population36.86%59.98%11.72%
Main workersworked at least 6 months358,922316,14642,776
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months38,12620,45417,672
Non-workerspeople680,027224,620455,407

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11991; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 244,135 households and 1,077,075 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.48% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.06% for males and 86.15% for females.
  • Of 397,048 workers, 90.4% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators8941,389
Agricultural labourers1,008404
Household industry workers12,0783,509
Other workers344,94232,824

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
Haora (M Corp)341999991,077,075

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