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Town · Census 2011 · code 801761

Egra 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.
Population30,148people
Households6,471PCA households
Literacy rate87.14%% of people aged 7+
Work participation34.01%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople30,14815,29114,857
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–63,2411,6081,633
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+23,44712,60010,847
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+87.14%92.09%82.03%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,5181,7771,741
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople538265273
Total workersCensus workers10,2548,7501,504
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population34.01%57.22%10.12%
Main workersworked at least 6 months9,5458,3191,226
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months709431278
Non-workerspeople19,8946,54113,353

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 12428; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 6,471 households and 30,148 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.75% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 92.09% for males and 82.03% for females.
  • Of 10,254 workers, 93.09% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators2,250102
Agricultural labourers1,270318
Household industry workers2428
Other workers5,783281

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
Egra (M)3459999930,148

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.