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Ghorsala population.Households, literacy and work. Primary Census Abstract for this town in West Bengal, using 2011 geography.
Historical geographic unit. Census 2011 town boundary and classification. The primary total is the single published town row. This is not a present-day population or an urban-agglomeration total.
Population 7,837 people
Households 1,519 PCA households
Literacy rate 67.56% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 45.86% % of all residents
Population, children, literacy and work by sex Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Males Females Populationpeople 7,837 4,077 3,760 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 1,157 614 543 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 4,513 2,463 2,050 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 67.56% 71.12% 63.72% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 830 436 394 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 28 12 16 Total workersCensus workers 3,594 2,159 1,435 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 45.86% 52.96% 38.16% Main workersworked at least 6 months 3,462 2,092 1,370 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 132 67 65 Non-workerspeople 4,243 1,918 2,325
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 1,519 households and 7,837 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 14.76% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 71.12% for males and 63.72% for females. Of 3,594 workers, 96.33% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 30 1 Agricultural labourers 85 4 Household industry workers 1,249 47 Other workers 2,098 80
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Source components of this town Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Published component District code Subdistrict code People Ghorsala (CT) 333 02227 7,837
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.