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Census town · Census 2011 · code 322044

Gangni 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.
Population5,532people
Households1,316PCA households
Literacy rate78.59%% of people aged 7+
Work participation32.75%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople5,5322,7802,752
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6493253240
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+3,9602,1291,831
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+78.59%84.25%72.89%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,5221,2541,268
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople743
Total workersCensus workers1,8121,561251
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population32.75%56.15%9.12%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,5861,404182
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months22615769
Non-workerspeople3,7201,2192,501

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11257; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,316 households and 5,532 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.91% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 84.25% for males and 72.89% for females.
  • Of 1,812 workers, 87.53% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1883
Agricultural labourers25578
Household industry workers7731
Other workers1,066114

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
Gangni (CT)336023125,532

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.