Population44,96,694Kolkata
Males23,56,766
Females21,39,928
Workers17,95,740
Literate35,88,137
Population Overview
Total population44,96,694
Males23,56,766
Females21,39,928
Sex ratio908per 1,000 males
Households10,24,928
Literacy
Literate35,88,137
Literate males19,26,915
Literate females16,61,222
Literacy %79.8%
Illiterate9,08,557
Illiterate males4,29,851
Illiterate females4,78,706
Children (0–6 years)
Children 0–63,39,323
Boys 0–61,75,564
Girls 0–61,63,759
Child %7.5%
SC / ST
SC population2,41,932
SC males1,28,053
SC females1,13,879
SC %5.4%
ST population10,684
ST males5,729
ST females4,955
ST %0.2%
Workers — Total
Total workers17,95,740
Worker males14,12,466
Worker females3,83,274
Work participation %39.9%
Non-workers27,00,954
Non-worker males9,44,300
Non-worker females17,56,654
Workers — Main
Main workers15,76,419
Main males12,94,266
Main females2,82,153
Cultivators7,413
Cultivator males4,702
Cultivator females2,711
Agri labourers8,903
Agri labourer males6,767
Agri labourer females2,136
Household industry53,463
HH industry males41,487
HH industry females11,976
Other workers15,06,640
Other males12,41,310
Other females2,65,330
Workers — Marginal
Marginal workers2,19,321
Marginal males1,18,200
Marginal females1,01,121
Marg. cultivators8,626
Marg. agri labourers3,485
Marg. HH industry14,975
Marg. other1,92,235
Workers — Marginal (detail)
Marg. cultivator males3,454
Marg. cultivator females5,172
Marg. agri lab. males2,006
Marg. agri lab. females1,479
Marg. HH industry males6,312
Marg. HH industry females8,663
Marg. other males1,06,428
Marg. other females85,807
Marginal Workers — 3 to 6 months
3–6 mo workers2,00,690
3–6 mo males1,06,205
3–6 mo females94,485
3–6 mo cultivators8,502
3–6 mo cult. males3,375
3–6 mo cult. females5,127
3–6 mo agri lab.3,013
3–6 mo agri lab. males1,647
3–6 mo agri lab. females1,366
3–6 mo HH industry12,212
3–6 mo HH ind. males5,139
3–6 mo HH ind. females7,073
3–6 mo other1,76,963
3–6 mo other males96,044
3–6 mo other females80,919
Marginal Workers — 0 to 3 months
0–3 mo workers18,631
0–3 mo males11,995
0–3 mo females6,636
0–3 mo cultivators124
0–3 mo cult. males79
0–3 mo cult. females45
0–3 mo agri lab.472
0–3 mo agri lab. males359
0–3 mo agri lab. females113
0–3 mo HH industry2,763
0–3 mo HH ind. males1,173
0–3 mo HH ind. females1,590
0–3 mo other15,272
0–3 mo other males10,384
0–3 mo other females4,888