Sunday, 8 November 2026

Work and jobs in Naharbari

In Census 2011, 140 of Naharbari's 476 people were workers — a work participation rate of 29.4%. 27.9% of them worked in farming, as cultivators or agricultural labourers.

Who works in what (Census 2011)

Workers by occupation from the Primary Census Abstract. Main workers worked six months or more in the year; marginal workers less.

OccupationMainMarginalTotalShare of workers
Cultivators (own or leased land)3813927.9%
Agricultural labourers0000%
Household industry0221.4%
Other workers (services, trade, construction…)79209970.7%
All workers11723140100%

Work participation rate: 29.4% of the population

Non-workers (children, students, homemakers, pensioners, others): 336

Main: worked 6 months or more in the reference year. Marginal: worked less than 6 months.

Census 2011 — the official record from 2011, not today's situation.

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MGNREGA · Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee

Rural jobs scheme — Baksa district, 2025–26

The district's figures for the whole financial year (April to March) as the Ministry of Rural Development reports them.

These are district-level figures for Baksa district, not figures for Naharbari.

Households that got work
57,340
Person-days of work
15.2 lakh
Average days of work per household
26
Households that completed 100 days
60
Average wage per person-day
₹247
Share of person-days worked by women
61.5%
Share of person-days, Scheduled Castes
3.7%
Share of person-days, Scheduled Tribes
47.6%
Active job cards
1,03,797
Job cards issued (all time)
1,71,968
Active workers
1,71,037
Works completed in the year
5,073
Works ongoing
14,006
Spending on natural resource works
68.2%

Figures are the year's last (March) report as published. Spending in rupees is not shown because the dataset does not state its unit.

Source: District-wise MGNREGA Data at a Glance, Ministry of Rural Development, on data.gov.in · dataset updated 29 Oct 2026 · retrieved 29 Oct 2026

Reaching work and training (Census 2011)

Distances and transport recorded in the Village Directory.

Open government job notices

Recruitment notices from official sources, grouped by where they apply. Dates and vacancies are as the notice states.

All-India recruitment

All open noticesJobs in Baksa

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Sources
  • Source: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India — Village Amenities, Census 2011, via data.gov.in · Licence: Government Open Data License – India · censusindia.gov.in
  • Source: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India — Primary Census Abstract, Census 2011, via data.gov.in · Licence: Government Open Data License – India · censusindia.gov.in

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