Population81,61,961South Twenty Four Parganas

Males41,73,778

Females39,88,183

Workers29,64,494

Literate55,31,657

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Population Overview

Total population81,61,961

Males41,73,778

Females39,88,183

Sex ratio956per 1,000 males

Households17,81,221

Literacy

Literate55,31,657

Literate males30,43,277

Literate females24,88,380

Literacy %67.8%

Illiterate26,30,304

Illiterate males11,30,501

Illiterate females14,99,803

Children (0–6 years)

Children 0–610,25,679

Boys 0–65,22,552

Girls 0–65,03,127

Child %12.6%

SC / ST

SC population24,64,032

SC males12,66,504

SC females11,97,528

SC %30.2%

ST population96,976

ST males49,195

ST females47,781

ST %1.2%

Workers — Total

Total workers29,64,494

Worker males23,56,571

Worker females6,07,923

Work participation %36.3%

Non-workers51,97,467

Non-worker males18,17,207

Non-worker females33,80,260

Workers — Main

Main workers20,03,685

Main males17,48,714

Main females2,54,971

Cultivators2,63,077

Cultivator males2,42,788

Cultivator females20,289

Agri labourers3,88,993

Agri labourer males3,57,354

Agri labourer females31,639

Household industry1,24,062

HH industry males90,889

HH industry females33,173

Other workers12,27,553

Other males10,57,683

Other females1,69,870

Workers — Marginal

Marginal workers9,60,809

Marginal males6,07,857

Marginal females3,52,952

Marg. cultivators92,273

Marg. agri labourers4,17,569

Marg. HH industry1,16,914

Marg. other3,34,053

Workers — Marginal (detail)

Marg. cultivator males59,330

Marg. cultivator females32,943

Marg. agri lab. males2,97,908

Marg. agri lab. females1,19,661

Marg. HH industry males42,898

Marg. HH industry females74,016

Marg. other males2,07,721

Marg. other females1,26,332

Marginal Workers — 3 to 6 months

3–6 mo workers7,36,322

3–6 mo males4,77,622

3–6 mo females2,58,700

3–6 mo cultivators70,303

3–6 mo cult. males46,423

3–6 mo cult. females23,880

3–6 mo agri lab.3,07,565

3–6 mo agri lab. males2,27,598

3–6 mo agri lab. females79,967

3–6 mo HH industry84,287

3–6 mo HH ind. males32,617

3–6 mo HH ind. females51,670

3–6 mo other2,74,167

3–6 mo other males1,70,984

3–6 mo other females1,03,183

Marginal Workers — 0 to 3 months

0–3 mo workers2,24,487

0–3 mo males1,30,235

0–3 mo females94,252

0–3 mo cultivators21,970

0–3 mo cult. males12,907

0–3 mo cult. females9,063

0–3 mo agri lab.1,10,004

0–3 mo agri lab. males70,310

0–3 mo agri lab. females39,694

0–3 mo HH industry32,627

0–3 mo HH ind. males10,281

0–3 mo HH ind. females22,346

0–3 mo other59,886

0–3 mo other males36,737

0–3 mo other females23,149