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Census town · Census 2011 · code 333535

Bora Gagangohalia 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.
Population5,274people
Households1,246PCA households
Literacy rate86.61%% of people aged 7+
Work participation36.77%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople5,2742,6922,582
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6486245241
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+4,1472,2311,916
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+86.61%91.17%81.85%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople553292261
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople642
Total workersCensus workers1,9391,575364
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population36.77%58.51%14.1%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,5151,323192
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months424252172
Non-workerspeople3,3351,1172,218

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 12047; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,246 households and 5,274 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.22% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.17% for males and 81.85% for females.
  • Of 1,939 workers, 78.13% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators54
Agricultural labourers6150
Household industry workers134147
Other workers1,315223

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
Bora Gagangohalia (CT)343024165,274

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.