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Town · Census 2011 · code 800953

Gosainganj population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Uttar Pradesh, 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.
Population9,649people
Households1,685PCA households
Literacy rate71.31%% of people aged 7+
Work participation31%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople9,6495,0264,623
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,142608534
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+6,0663,3652,701
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+71.31%76.17%66.06%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,837922915
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers2,9912,498493
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population31%49.7%10.66%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,0881,809279
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months903689214
Non-workerspeople6,6582,5284,130

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 4609; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,685 households and 9,649 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.84% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 76.17% for males and 66.06% for females.
  • Of 2,991 workers, 69.81% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators20853
Agricultural labourers126123
Household industry workers28853
Other workers1,466674

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
Gosainganj (NP)157008229,649

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.