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Godda population.Households, literacy and work. Primary Census Abstract for this district in Jharkhand, using 2011 geography.
Historical geographic unit. Historical Census 2011 district boundary. This record does not represent a present-day district unless the boundaries are independently shown to match.
Population 1,313,551 people
Households 253,648 PCA households
Literacy rate 56.4% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 42.04% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 1,313,551 1,249,132 64,419 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 253,648 241,815 11,833 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 241,784 232,349 9,435 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 18.41% 18.6% 14.65% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 938 940 894 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 960 962 908 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 604,519 559,346 45,173 Literacy rate% 56.4% 55.01% 82.16% Male literacy rate% 67.84% 66.74% 87.71% Female literacy rate% 44.14% 42.47% 75.92% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 115,567 111,055 4,512 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 279,208 276,785 2,423 Total workersCensus workers 552,191 534,450 17,741 Work participation rate% 42.04% 42.79% 27.54% Main workersworked at least 6 months 235,735 220,872 14,863 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 316,456 313,578 2,878 Non-workerspeople 761,360 714,682 46,678
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Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 253,648 households and 1,313,551 residents. Urban residents made up 4.9% of the population. Rural residents made up 95.1%. Children aged 0–6 made up 18.41% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 67.84% for males and 44.14% for females. Of 552,191 workers, 42.69% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 76,990 67,613 Agricultural labourers 87,229 220,538 Household industry workers 10,546 8,173 Other workers 60,970 20,132
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Towns connected to this district The population displayed here counts only the source components within this district. A linked full-town profile can include components in other districts.
Census code 801771 48,480 people within this district · Town
Census code 356840 10,969 people within this district · Census town
Census code 357411 4,970 people within this district · Census town