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Town · Census 2011 · code 801987

Gandai population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Chhattisgarh, 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.
Population13,278people
Households2,897PCA households
Literacy rate69.56%% of people aged 7+
Work participation41.23%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople13,2786,5586,720
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,859953906
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+7,9434,4193,524
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+69.56%78.84%60.61%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,5901,2621,328
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1,357632725
Total workersCensus workers5,4743,6041,870
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population41.23%54.96%27.83%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,8953,3961,499
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months579208371
Non-workerspeople7,8042,9544,850

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 15617; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,897 households and 13,278 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 14% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 78.84% for males and 60.61% for females.
  • Of 5,474 workers, 89.42% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators47160
Agricultural labourers1,187336
Household industry workers39515
Other workers2,842168

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
Gandai (NP)4080330213,278

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.