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Contai 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.
Population 92,226 people
Households 16,760 PCA households
Literacy rate 93.69% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 32.76% % of all residents
Population, children, literacy and work by sex Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Males Females Populationpeople 92,226 49,031 43,195 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 8,440 4,314 4,126 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 78,500 42,961 35,539 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 93.69% 96.07% 90.96% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 6,865 3,474 3,391 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 382 244 138 Total workersCensus workers 30,215 24,240 5,975 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 32.76% 49.44% 13.83% Main workersworked at least 6 months 26,496 21,910 4,586 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 3,719 2,330 1,389 Non-workerspeople 62,011 24,791 37,220
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 16,760 households and 92,226 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 9.15% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 96.07% for males and 90.96% for females. Of 30,215 workers, 87.69% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 297 128 Agricultural labourers 298 310 Household industry workers 428 330 Other workers 25,473 2,951
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Source components of this town Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Published component District code Subdistrict code People Contai (M) 345 99999 92,226
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.