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Town · Census 2011 · code 801110

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.
Population12,931people
Households2,121PCA households
Literacy rate83.84%% of people aged 7+
Work participation29.29%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople12,9316,7026,229
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,585835750
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+9,5125,2014,311
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+83.84%88.65%78.68%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,187611576
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers3,7873,075712
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population29.29%45.88%11.43%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,5322,267265
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,255808447
Non-workerspeople9,1443,6275,517

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 5123; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,121 households and 12,931 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.26% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 88.65% for males and 78.68% for females.
  • Of 3,787 workers, 66.86% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators467
Agricultural labourers7598
Household industry workers767159
Other workers1,644991

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)1770090512,931

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.