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Census town · Census 2011 · code 321682

Gadigachha 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.
Population14,085people
Households3,581PCA households
Literacy rate74.36%% of people aged 7+
Work participation42.8%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople14,0857,2376,848
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,328690638
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+9,4865,2334,253
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+74.36%79.93%68.49%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,1621,1151,047
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople826
Total workersCensus workers6,0284,4081,620
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population42.8%60.91%23.66%
Main workersworked at least 6 months5,2024,0611,141
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months826347479
Non-workerspeople8,0572,8295,228

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11227; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,581 households and 14,085 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.43% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 79.93% for males and 68.49% for females.
  • Of 6,028 workers, 86.3% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators18910
Agricultural labourers33818
Household industry workers1,171312
Other workers3,504486

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
Gadigachha (CT)3360230714,085

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.