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Town · Census 2011 · code 801327

Gopalganj population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Bihar, 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.
Population67,339people
Households10,796PCA households
Literacy rate80.66%% of people aged 7+
Work participation26.56%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople67,33934,60332,736
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–610,0175,1974,820
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+46,23725,56020,677
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+80.66%86.92%74.07%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople6,8653,4703,395
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople20610799
Total workersCensus workers17,88714,4793,408
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population26.56%41.84%10.41%
Main workersworked at least 6 months14,64012,1332,507
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months3,2472,346901
Non-workerspeople49,45220,12429,328

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 6550; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 10,796 households and 67,339 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 14.88% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 86.92% for males and 74.07% for females.
  • Of 17,887 workers, 81.85% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators710135
Agricultural labourers1,709665
Household industry workers959232
Other workers11,2622,215

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
Gopalganj (Nagar Parishad)2170122467,339

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.