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Census town · Census 2011 · code 322167

Gangnapur 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.
Population10,168people
Households2,440PCA households
Literacy rate85.87%% of people aged 7+
Work participation34.71%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople10,1685,1025,066
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6876453423
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+7,9794,1663,813
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+85.87%89.61%82.12%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople4,7452,3872,358
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople412206206
Total workersCensus workers3,5292,930599
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population34.71%57.43%11.82%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,4262,893533
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1033766
Non-workerspeople6,6392,1724,467

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11273; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,440 households and 10,168 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.62% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 89.61% for males and 82.12% for females.
  • Of 3,529 workers, 97.08% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators2403
Agricultural labourers5166
Household industry workers16723
Other workers2,50371

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
Gangnapur (CT)3360231310,168

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.