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Town · Census 2011 · code 801745

Pujali 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.
Population37,047people
Households8,587PCA households
Literacy rate78.8%% of people aged 7+
Work participation36.36%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople37,04718,94018,107
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–64,3162,1992,117
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+25,79113,82711,964
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+78.8%82.59%74.82%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople5,4802,7972,683
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople937511426
Total workersCensus workers13,47110,9902,481
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population36.36%58.03%13.7%
Main workersworked at least 6 months9,2278,0231,204
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months4,2442,9671,277
Non-workerspeople23,5767,95015,626

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 12207; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 8,587 households and 37,047 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.65% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 82.59% for males and 74.82% for females.
  • Of 13,471 workers, 68.5% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators26143
Agricultural labourers121132
Household industry workers495346
Other workers8,5853,623

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
Pujali (M)3439999937,047

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.