Total workers15,37,847Maldah
Main workers10,50,995
Marginal workers4,86,852
Population39,88,845
Workers — Total
Total workers15,37,847
Worker males10,86,461
Worker females4,51,386
Work participation %38.6%
Non-workers24,50,998
Non-worker males9,65,080
Non-worker females14,85,918
Workers — Main
Main workers10,50,995
Main males8,51,932
Main females1,99,063
Cultivators2,19,241
Cultivator males2,06,232
Cultivator females13,009
Agri labourers3,22,452
Agri labourer males2,81,043
Agri labourer females41,409
Household industry98,383
HH industry males24,882
HH industry females73,501
Other workers4,10,919
Other males3,39,775
Other females71,144
Workers — Marginal
Marginal workers4,86,852
Marginal males2,34,529
Marginal females2,52,323
Marg. cultivators35,941
Marg. agri labourers2,23,307
Marg. HH industry98,304
Marg. other1,29,300
Workers — Marginal (detail)
Marg. cultivator males19,899
Marg. cultivator females16,042
Marg. agri lab. males1,28,291
Marg. agri lab. females95,016
Marg. HH industry males11,040
Marg. HH industry females87,264
Marg. other males75,299
Marg. other females54,001
Marginal Workers — 3 to 6 months
3–6 mo workers3,94,901
3–6 mo males1,94,939
3–6 mo females1,99,962
3–6 mo cultivators30,817
3–6 mo cult. males16,762
3–6 mo cult. females14,055
3–6 mo agri lab.1,81,615
3–6 mo agri lab. males1,07,094
3–6 mo agri lab. females74,521
3–6 mo HH industry75,636
3–6 mo HH ind. males8,495
3–6 mo HH ind. females67,141
3–6 mo other1,06,833
3–6 mo other males62,588
3–6 mo other females44,245
Marginal Workers — 0 to 3 months
0–3 mo workers91,951
0–3 mo males39,590
0–3 mo females52,361
0–3 mo cultivators5,124
0–3 mo cult. males3,137
0–3 mo cult. females1,987
0–3 mo agri lab.41,692
0–3 mo agri lab. males21,197
0–3 mo agri lab. females20,495
0–3 mo HH industry22,668
0–3 mo HH ind. males2,545
0–3 mo HH ind. females20,123
0–3 mo other22,467
0–3 mo other males12,711
0–3 mo other females9,756
Population Overview
Total population39,88,845
Males20,51,541
Females19,37,304
Sex ratio944per 1,000 males
Households8,46,991
Children (0–6 years)
Children 0–66,09,040
Boys 0–63,12,340
Girls 0–62,96,700
Child %15.3%
SC / ST
SC population8,35,430
SC males4,32,744
SC females4,02,686
SC %20.9%
ST population3,13,984
ST males1,57,528
ST females1,56,456
ST %7.9%
Literacy
Literate20,86,432
Literate males11,52,019
Literate females9,34,413
Literacy %52.3%
Illiterate19,02,413
Illiterate males8,99,522
Illiterate females10,02,891