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Town · Census 2011 · code 801653

Gangarampur population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in West Bengal, 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.
Population56,217people
Households12,589PCA households
Literacy rate84.59%% of people aged 7+
Work participation37.15%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople56,21729,09527,122
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–65,4932,9022,591
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+42,90523,26419,641
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+84.59%88.82%80.07%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople18,9119,8899,022
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople3,4811,7481,733
Total workersCensus workers20,88716,2784,609
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population37.15%55.95%16.99%
Main workersworked at least 6 months17,84715,0282,819
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months3,0401,2501,790
Non-workerspeople35,33012,81722,513

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 10665; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 12,589 households and 56,217 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.77% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 88.82% for males and 80.07% for females.
  • Of 20,887 workers, 85.45% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators24650
Agricultural labourers640352
Household industry workers2,126901
Other workers14,8351,737

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
Gangarampur (M)3319999956,217

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.