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Census town · Census 2011 · code 334009

Garia 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.
Population4,805people
Households1,226PCA households
Literacy rate90.71%% of people aged 7+
Work participation37.44%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople4,8052,4102,395
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6357175182
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+4,0352,1301,905
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+90.71%95.3%86.08%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,660838822
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople21714
Total workersCensus workers1,7991,457342
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population37.44%60.46%14.28%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,6041,373231
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months19584111
Non-workerspeople3,0069532,053

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 12093; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,226 households and 4,805 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 7.43% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 95.3% for males and 86.08% for females.
  • Of 1,799 workers, 89.16% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators265
Agricultural labourers239
Household industry workers152
Other workers1,540179

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
Garia (CT)343024224,805

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.