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Gumla 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 1,025,213 people
Households 188,988 PCA households
Literacy rate 65.73% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 47.55% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 1,025,213 960,132 65,081 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 188,988 176,633 12,355 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 173,647 165,197 8,450 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 16.94% 17.21% 12.98% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 993 996 957 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 963 964 933 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 559,720 510,005 49,715 Literacy rate% 65.73% 64.16% 87.79% Male literacy rate% 75.55% 74.34% 92.19% Female literacy rate% 55.9% 53.99% 83.2% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 32,459 29,506 2,953 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 706,754 682,789 23,965 Total workersCensus workers 487,508 469,668 17,840 Work participation rate% 47.55% 48.92% 27.41% Main workersworked at least 6 months 278,931 264,268 14,663 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 208,577 205,400 3,177 Non-workerspeople 537,705 490,464 47,241
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 188,988 households and 1,025,213 residents. Urban residents made up 6.35% of the population. Rural residents made up 93.65%. Children aged 0–6 made up 16.94% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 75.55% for males and 55.9% for females. Of 487,508 workers, 57.22% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 196,517 124,755 Agricultural labourers 33,161 64,757 Household industry workers 7,482 5,289 Other workers 41,771 13,776
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 801797 51,264 people within this district · Town
Census code 375635 8,580 people within this district · Census town
Census code 376061 5,237 people within this district · Census town