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Census town · Census 2011 · code 363618

Ghatshila 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.
Population40,624people
Households8,893PCA households
Literacy rate85.03%% of people aged 7+
Work participation30.77%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople40,62420,91219,712
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–64,2922,2542,038
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+30,89217,06613,826
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+85.03%91.47%78.23%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople4,5902,3232,267
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople4,2762,0902,186
Total workersCensus workers12,50210,5421,960
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population30.77%50.41%9.94%
Main workersworked at least 6 months10,7669,2451,521
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,7361,297439
Non-workerspeople28,12210,37017,752

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 12929; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 8,893 households and 40,624 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.57% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.47% for males and 78.23% for females.
  • Of 12,502 workers, 86.11% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators104114
Agricultural labourers79160
Household industry workers21087
Other workers10,3731,375

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
Ghatshila (CT)3570260740,624

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.