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Census town · Census 2011 · code 322982

Guma 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.
Population12,025people
Households2,904PCA households
Literacy rate87.49%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.87%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople12,0256,0895,936
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,190593597
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+9,4795,0304,449
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+87.49%91.52%83.33%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,5341,7551,779
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1929894
Total workersCensus workers4,3133,489824
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.87%57.3%13.88%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,9083,253655
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months405236169
Non-workerspeople7,7122,6005,112

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11345; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,904 households and 12,025 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.9% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.52% for males and 83.33% for females.
  • Of 4,313 workers, 90.61% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1011
Agricultural labourers35640
Household industry workers20526
Other workers3,246338

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
Guma (CT)3370232112,025

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.