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Census town · Census 2011 · code 322903

Betpuli population.
Households, literacy and work.

A detailed town profile in West Bengal, using the original Primary Census Abstract. Every figure on this page belongs to the source’s 2011 population and 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.
Population9,404people
Households2,408PCA households
Literacy rate88.31%% of people aged 7+
Work participation40.8%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople9,4044,7774,627
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6833413420
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+7,5694,0333,536
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+88.31%92.42%84.05%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,5031,7861,717
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1346569
Total workersCensus workers3,8372,883954
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population40.8%60.35%20.62%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,2212,551670
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months616332284
Non-workerspeople5,5671,8943,673

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
Data! rows 11339; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
Source access notes and archived workbooks

What stands out in this profile?

  • The source records 2,408 households and 9,404 residents. These household and person counts are separate measures.
  • Children aged 0–6 accounted for 8.86% of residents. This historical age group helps describe the age structure in 2011; it does not measure today’s children.
  • Male literacy was 92.42% and female literacy was 84.05%, each calculated among the corresponding population aged 7 and above.
  • Of 3,837 Census workers, 83.95% were main workers. Census work includes more than salaried employment.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators2410
Agricultural labourers9947
Household industry workers431118
Other workers2,667441

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.

Using the profile in research

These are historical counts, not current market estimates or present-day projections for this town. Read the research guidance before choosing a denominator or adding eligibility, adoption and spending assumptions.

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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Source components of this town

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Published componentDistrict codeSubdistrict codePeople
Betpuli (CT)337023209,404

The main profile combines the selected, non-overlapping components. A municipal-core row and its wider row including outgrowths are not added together.