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Town · Census 2011 · code 801771

Godda population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Jharkhand, 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.
Population48,480people
Households8,969PCA households
Literacy rate84.3%% of people aged 7+
Work participation26.82%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople48,48025,70722,773
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–66,7453,5493,196
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+35,18219,69415,488
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+84.3%88.88%79.11%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,7961,4571,339
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1,9719371,034
Total workersCensus workers13,00411,1771,827
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population26.82%43.48%8.02%
Main workersworked at least 6 months11,55910,0951,464
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,4451,082363
Non-workerspeople35,47614,53020,946

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 12678; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 8,969 households and 48,480 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 13.91% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 88.88% for males and 79.11% for females.
  • Of 13,004 workers, 88.89% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators630192
Agricultural labourers405454
Household industry workers29890
Other workers10,226709

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
Godda (NP)3510256148,480

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.