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Gossaigaon population.Households, literacy and work. Primary Census Abstract for this town in Assam, 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.
Population 9,068 people
Households 1,935 PCA households
Literacy rate 90.21% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 35.5% % of all residents
Population, children, literacy and work by sex Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Males Females Populationpeople 9,068 4,782 4,286 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 968 493 475 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 7,307 4,029 3,278 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 90.21% 93.94% 86.01% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 628 332 296 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 1,367 692 675 Total workersCensus workers 3,219 2,719 500 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 35.5% 56.86% 11.67% Main workersworked at least 6 months 2,990 2,599 391 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 229 120 109 Non-workerspeople 5,849 2,063 3,786
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 1,935 households and 9,068 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 10.67% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 93.94% for males and 86.01% for females. Of 3,219 workers, 92.89% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 23 5 Agricultural labourers 12 4 Household industry workers 15 7 Other workers 2,940 213
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Source components of this town Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Published component District code Subdistrict code People Gossaigaon (TC) 300 02001 9,068
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.