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Census town · Census 2011 · code 315448

Gora Bazar 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.
Population5,200people
Households1,319PCA households
Literacy rate97.26%% of people aged 7+
Work participation33.54%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople5,2002,6432,557
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6390207183
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+4,6782,3902,288
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+97.26%98.11%96.38%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople710362348
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople211110
Total workersCensus workers1,7441,395349
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population33.54%52.78%13.65%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,6421,344298
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1025151
Non-workerspeople3,4561,2482,208

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 10867; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,319 households and 5,200 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 7.5% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 98.11% for males and 96.38% for females.
  • Of 1,744 workers, 94.15% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators65
Agricultural labourers71
Household industry workers112
Other workers1,61894

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
Gora Bazar (CT)333022415,200

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.