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Census town · Census 2011 · code 332618

Paschim Gazipur 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.
Population5,409people
Households1,278PCA households
Literacy rate85.45%% of people aged 7+
Work participation39.6%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople5,4092,8122,597
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6474256218
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+4,2172,3001,917
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+85.45%89.98%80.58%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,345683662
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople413
Total workersCensus workers2,1421,729413
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population39.6%61.49%15.9%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,7431,532211
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months399197202
Non-workerspeople3,2671,0832,184

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11817; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,278 households and 5,409 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.76% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 89.98% for males and 80.58% for females.
  • Of 2,142 workers, 81.37% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators2116
Agricultural labourers5126
Household industry workers169201
Other workers1,502156

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
Paschim Gazipur (CT)341023995,409

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.