Total workers25,09,159Paschim Medinipur

Main workers15,10,548

Population59,13,457

Males30,07,885

Females29,05,572

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Workers — Total

Total workers25,09,159

Worker males17,57,358

Worker females7,51,801

Work participation %42.4%

Non-workers34,04,298

Non-worker males12,50,527

Non-worker females21,53,771

Workers — Main

Main workers15,10,548

Main males12,52,207

Main females2,58,341

Cultivators4,36,384

Cultivator males4,03,904

Cultivator females32,480

Agri labourers4,89,199

Agri labourer males3,63,115

Agri labourer females1,26,084

Household industry57,613

HH industry males39,114

HH industry females18,499

Other workers5,27,352

Other males4,46,074

Other females81,278

Population Overview

Total population59,13,457

Males30,07,885

Females29,05,572

Sex ratio966per 1,000 males

Households13,01,610

Children (0–6 years)

Children 0–66,85,012

Boys 0–63,49,031

Girls 0–63,35,981

Child %11.6%

SC / ST

SC population11,28,269

SC males5,70,125

SC females5,58,144

SC %19.1%

ST population8,80,015

ST males4,39,831

ST females4,40,184

ST %14.9%

Literacy

Literate40,78,412

Literate males22,66,913

Literate females18,11,499

Literacy %69%

Illiterate18,35,045

Illiterate males7,40,972

Illiterate females10,94,073

Workers — Marginal

Marginal workers9,98,611

Marginal males5,05,151

Marginal females4,93,460

Marg. cultivators1,35,884

Marg. agri labourers6,16,002

Marg. HH industry84,989

Marg. other1,61,736

Workers — Marginal (detail)

Marg. cultivator males82,917

Marg. cultivator females52,967

Marg. agri lab. males3,11,038

Marg. agri lab. females3,04,964

Marg. HH industry males19,421

Marg. HH industry females65,568

Marg. other males91,775

Marg. other females69,961

Marginal Workers — 3 to 6 months

3–6 mo workers7,39,227

3–6 mo males3,89,422

3–6 mo females3,49,805

3–6 mo cultivators99,911

3–6 mo cult. males64,481

3–6 mo cult. females35,430

3–6 mo agri lab.4,49,472

3–6 mo agri lab. males2,35,669

3–6 mo agri lab. females2,13,803

3–6 mo HH industry60,206

3–6 mo HH ind. males14,054

3–6 mo HH ind. females46,152

3–6 mo other1,29,638

3–6 mo other males75,218

3–6 mo other females54,420

Marginal Workers — 0 to 3 months

0–3 mo workers2,59,384

0–3 mo males1,15,729

0–3 mo females1,43,655

0–3 mo cultivators35,973

0–3 mo cult. males18,436

0–3 mo cult. females17,537

0–3 mo agri lab.1,66,530

0–3 mo agri lab. males75,369

0–3 mo agri lab. females91,161

0–3 mo HH industry24,783

0–3 mo HH ind. males5,367

0–3 mo HH ind. females19,416

0–3 mo other32,098

0–3 mo other males16,557

0–3 mo other females15,541