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Census town · Census 2011 · code 362417

Gumia population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Jharkhand, 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.
Population48,141people
Households9,001PCA households
Literacy rate78.12%% of people aged 7+
Work participation28.86%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople48,14125,11923,022
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–65,9393,0842,855
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+32,96819,24013,728
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+78.12%87.32%68.07%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople9,6674,9664,701
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople3,6351,8131,822
Total workersCensus workers13,89211,7112,181
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population28.86%46.62%9.47%
Main workersworked at least 6 months10,1709,1431,027
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months3,7222,5681,154
Non-workerspeople34,24913,40820,841

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 12849; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 9,001 households and 48,141 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.34% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 87.32% for males and 68.07% for females.
  • Of 13,892 workers, 73.21% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators250737
Agricultural labourers84351
Household industry workers205111
Other workers9,6312,523

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
Gumia (CT)3550259148,141

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.