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Census town · Census 2011 · code 315443

Goaljan 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.
Population4,850people
Households1,113PCA households
Literacy rate86.03%% of people aged 7+
Work participation39.2%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople4,8502,4462,404
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6439226213
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+3,7951,9801,815
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+86.03%89.19%82.84%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,317671646
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople411724
Total workersCensus workers1,9011,561340
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population39.2%63.82%14.14%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,7601,510250
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1415190
Non-workerspeople2,9498852,064

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 10862; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,113 households and 4,850 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.05% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 89.19% for males and 82.84% for females.
  • Of 1,901 workers, 92.58% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators14312
Agricultural labourers331
Household industry workers1211
Other workers1,463127

The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.

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Source components of this town

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Published componentDistrict codeSubdistrict codePeople
Goaljan (CT)333022414,850

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.