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Census town · Census 2011 · code 323772

Ghuni 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.
Population24,249people
Households5,671PCA households
Literacy rate80.84%% of people aged 7+
Work participation38.64%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople24,24912,61811,631
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–63,0171,5281,489
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+17,1659,5847,581
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+80.84%86.42%74.75%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople12,0016,2455,756
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople20210498
Total workersCensus workers9,3707,5041,866
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population38.64%59.47%16.04%
Main workersworked at least 6 months8,7267,1411,585
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months644363281
Non-workerspeople14,8795,1149,765

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11435; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 5,671 households and 24,249 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.44% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 86.42% for males and 74.75% for females.
  • Of 9,370 workers, 93.13% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators235
Agricultural labourers381
Household industry workers25540
Other workers8,410598

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
Ghuni (CT)3370233224,249

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.