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Gumla 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.
Population 51,264 people
Households 9,724 PCA households
Literacy rate 89.33% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 27.49% % 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 51,264 26,252 25,012 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 6,373 3,310 3,063 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 40,101 21,340 18,761 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 89.33% 93.02% 85.48% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 2,506 1,312 1,194 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 17,911 8,674 9,237 Total workersCensus workers 14,090 11,044 3,046 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 27.49% 42.07% 12.18% Main workersworked at least 6 months 11,905 9,672 2,233 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 2,185 1,372 813 Non-workerspeople 37,174 15,208 21,966
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 9,724 households and 51,264 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 12.43% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 93.02% for males and 85.48% for females. Of 14,090 workers, 84.49% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 445 100 Agricultural labourers 203 299 Household industry workers 800 225 Other workers 10,457 1,561
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 Gumla (NP) 366 02712 51,264
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.