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Town · Census 2011 · code 801758

Panskura 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.
Population57,932people
Households11,743PCA households
Literacy rate84.97%% of people aged 7+
Work participation34.22%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople57,93229,74028,192
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–66,9433,6033,340
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+43,32623,50119,825
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+84.97%89.91%79.77%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople4,0622,0402,022
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople874448426
Total workersCensus workers19,82216,7053,117
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population34.22%56.17%11.06%
Main workersworked at least 6 months14,67712,9901,687
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months5,1453,7151,430
Non-workerspeople38,11013,03525,075

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 12425; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 11,743 households and 57,932 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.98% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 89.91% for males and 79.77% for females.
  • Of 19,822 workers, 74.04% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1,167332
Agricultural labourers1,5301,249
Household industry workers678561
Other workers11,3023,003

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
Panskura (M)3459999957,932

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.