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Town · Census 2011 · code 801759

Tamluk 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.
Population65,306people
Households14,489PCA households
Literacy rate90.18%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.11%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople65,30633,26032,046
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–66,1803,1753,005
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+53,31828,28225,036
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+90.18%94.01%86.21%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople4,4412,3122,129
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople201101100
Total workersCensus workers22,92919,0343,895
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.11%57.23%12.15%
Main workersworked at least 6 months19,23016,3782,852
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months3,6992,6561,043
Non-workerspeople42,37714,22628,151

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 12426; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 14,489 households and 65,306 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.46% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 94.01% for males and 86.21% for females.
  • Of 22,929 workers, 83.87% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators329119
Agricultural labourers383315
Household industry workers328194
Other workers18,1903,071

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
Tamluk (M)3459999965,306

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.