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district · Census 2011 · code 328

Jalpaiguri population.
Households, literacy and work.

A detailed district profile in West Bengal, using the original Primary Census Abstract. Every figure on this page belongs to the source’s 2011 population and geography.

West Bengal · Census 2011

Historical geographic unit. Historical Census 2011 district boundary. This record does not represent a present-day district unless the boundaries are independently shown to match.

Population3,872,846people

Households868,326PCA households

Literacy rate73.25%% of people aged 7+

Work participation39.06%% of all residents

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Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011	Total	Rural	Urban
Populationpeople	3,872,846	2,812,495	1,060,351
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds	868,326	625,015	243,311
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6	461,700	351,111	110,589
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%	11.92%	12.48%	10.43%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males	953	957	943
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6	955	957	949
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+	2,498,780	1,716,304	782,476
Literacy rate%	73.25%	69.73%	82.39%
Male literacy rate%	79.95%	77.3%	86.75%
Female literacy rate%	66.23%	61.82%	77.75%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople	1,458,278	1,159,391	298,887
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople	731,704	690,312	41,392
Total workersCensus workers	1,512,910	1,122,777	390,133
Work participation rate%	39.06%	39.92%	36.79%
Main workersworked at least 6 months	1,153,765	812,406	341,359
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months	359,145	310,371	48,774
Non-workerspeople	2,359,936	1,689,718	670,218

Calculated percentages retain the denominator named in each row. Counts are reported people or households, and are not estimates for a later year.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Sheet1! rows 1043, 1044, 1045; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

The source records 868,326 households and 3,872,846 residents. These household and person counts are separate measures.
Urban residents accounted for 27.38% of this area’s population, compared with 72.62% in rural areas.
Children aged 0–6 accounted for 11.92% of residents. This historical age group helps describe the age structure in 2011; it does not measure today’s children.
Male literacy was 79.95% and female literacy was 66.23%, each calculated among the corresponding population aged 7 and above.
Of 1,512,910 Census workers, 76.26% were main workers. Census work includes more than salaried employment.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activity	Main workers	Marginal workers
Cultivators	181,104	33,828
Agricultural labourers	212,657	137,015
Household industry workers	18,115	11,975
Other workers	741,889	176,327

Cultivators, agricultural labourers, household industry workers and other workers are separate Census activity categories. A worker count is not a count of employees on a company payroll.

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Definitions, calculation methods and source access

Literacy uses people aged 7 and above; work participation uses all residents. Main workers worked at least six months. Households are the PCA household count, not houses. Rates with zero denominators are unavailable. Names and boundaries belong to Census 2011.

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Towns connected to this district

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Census code 801638

Siliguri

218,718 people within this district · Municipal corporation

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Census code 306882

Jalpaiguri population.Households, literacy and work.

Total, rural and urban population

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Jalpaiguri population.
Households, literacy and work.