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Census town · Census 2011 · code 323111

Garshyamnagar 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.
Population7,611people
Households1,956PCA households
Literacy rate90.98%% of people aged 7+
Work participation40.65%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople7,6113,8403,771
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6558283275
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+6,4173,3473,070
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+90.98%94.1%87.81%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,563812751
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople371819
Total workersCensus workers3,0942,366728
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population40.65%61.61%19.31%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,5612,046515
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months533320213
Non-workerspeople4,5171,4743,043

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11362; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,956 households and 7,611 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 7.33% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 94.1% for males and 87.81% for females.
  • Of 3,094 workers, 82.77% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators22
Agricultural labourers142
Household industry workers7435
Other workers2,471494

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
Garshyamnagar (CT)337023237,611

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.