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Town · Census 2011 · code 801746

Rajpur Sonarpur 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.
Population424,368people
Households106,604PCA households
Literacy rate90.14%% of people aged 7+
Work participation39.19%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople424,368215,405208,963
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–635,27418,13417,140
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+350,721183,918166,803
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+90.14%93.23%86.96%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople78,65540,27838,377
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople2,3401,1971,143
Total workersCensus workers166,329126,60339,726
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population39.19%58.77%19.01%
Main workersworked at least 6 months136,118111,06125,057
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months30,21115,54214,669
Non-workerspeople258,03988,802169,237

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 12208; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 106,604 households and 424,368 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.31% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 93.23% for males and 86.96% for females.
  • Of 166,329 workers, 81.84% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators679694
Agricultural labourers1,169494
Household industry workers3,5722,078
Other workers130,69826,945

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
Rajpur Sonarpur (M)34399999424,368

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