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Town · Census 2011 · code 801760

Haldia 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.
Population200,827people
Households44,065PCA households
Literacy rate88.54%% of people aged 7+
Work participation30.48%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople200,827104,84195,986
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–621,94511,19410,751
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+158,38087,33471,046
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+88.54%93.26%83.35%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople36,94619,34217,604
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1,560838722
Total workersCensus workers61,21654,4776,739
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population30.48%51.96%7.02%
Main workersworked at least 6 months50,79246,0044,788
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months10,4248,4731,951
Non-workerspeople139,61150,36489,247

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 12427; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 44,065 households and 200,827 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.93% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 93.26% for males and 83.35% for females.
  • Of 61,216 workers, 82.97% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1,649667
Agricultural labourers2,6072,569
Household industry workers889442
Other workers45,6476,746

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
Haldia (M)34599999200,827

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