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Town · Census 2011 · code 320101

Goda 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.
Population6,483people
Households1,529PCA households
Literacy rate84.38%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.69%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople6,4833,2943,189
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6633309324
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+4,9362,6572,279
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+84.38%89.01%79.55%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople239119120
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople383188195
Total workersCensus workers2,3141,912402
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.69%58.04%12.61%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,7811,576205
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months533336197
Non-workerspeople4,1691,3822,787

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11133; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,529 households and 6,483 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.76% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 89.01% for males and 79.55% for females.
  • Of 2,314 workers, 76.97% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators599
Agricultural labourers81171
Household industry workers14038
Other workers1,501315

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
Goda (P) (CT)335022896,483

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.