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Town · Census 2011 · code 800294

Gochar population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Uttarakhand, 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.
Population8,864people
Households1,985PCA households
Literacy rate90.14%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.54%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople8,8644,7074,157
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,093578515
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+7,0053,9293,076
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+90.14%95.16%84.46%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,2481,1481,100
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople392514
Total workersCensus workers3,1502,194956
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.54%46.61%23%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,6581,893765
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months492301191
Non-workerspeople5,7142,5133,201

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 1495; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,985 households and 8,864 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.33% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 95.16% for males and 84.46% for females.
  • Of 3,150 workers, 84.38% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators78385
Agricultural labourers1020
Household industry workers5415
Other workers1,811372

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
Gochar (NP)057002878,864

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.