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Census town · Census 2011 · code 332941

Ghosal Chak 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.
Population5,681people
Households1,091PCA households
Literacy rate84.19%% of people aged 7+
Work participation36.74%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople5,6812,9362,745
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6734390344
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+4,1652,2121,953
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+84.19%86.88%81.34%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople20812
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers2,0871,624463
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population36.74%55.31%16.87%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,7481,409339
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months339215124
Non-workerspeople3,5941,3122,282

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11936; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,091 households and 5,681 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.92% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 86.88% for males and 81.34% for females.
  • Of 2,087 workers, 83.76% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators11
Agricultural labourers70
Household industry workers1,235285
Other workers50553

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
Ghosal Chak (CT)341024065,681

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.