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Town · Census 2011 · code 801748

Diamond Harbour 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.
Population41,802people
Households10,048PCA households
Literacy rate85.93%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.42%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople41,80221,05020,752
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–63,6881,8541,834
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+32,75317,19315,560
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+85.93%89.57%82.25%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople5,2212,6772,544
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople723438
Total workersCensus workers14,80811,9762,832
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.42%56.89%13.65%
Main workersworked at least 6 months13,17810,8402,338
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,6301,136494
Non-workerspeople26,9949,07417,920

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 12210; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 10,048 households and 41,802 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.82% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 89.57% for males and 82.25% for females.
  • Of 14,808 workers, 88.99% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators11260
Agricultural labourers135179
Household industry workers236101
Other workers12,6951,290

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
Diamond Harbour (M)3439999941,802

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.