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Gobardanga 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.
Population 45,377 people
Households 11,502 PCA households
Literacy rate 91.8% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 35.74% % 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 45,377 23,025 22,352 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 3,481 1,800 1,681 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 38,461 20,050 18,411 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 91.8% 94.46% 89.07% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 14,282 7,376 6,906 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 701 355 346 Total workersCensus workers 16,216 13,168 3,048 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 35.74% 57.19% 13.64% Main workersworked at least 6 months 14,605 12,308 2,297 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 1,611 860 751 Non-workerspeople 29,161 9,857 19,304
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 11,502 households and 45,377 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 7.67% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 94.46% for males and 89.07% for females. Of 16,216 workers, 90.07% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 140 20 Agricultural labourers 381 52 Household industry workers 675 363 Other workers 13,409 1,176
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 Gobardanga (M) 337 99999 45,377
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.