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Census town · Census 2011 · code 272234

Gakulpur population.
Households, literacy and work.

A detailed town profile in Tripura, using the original Primary Census Abstract. Every figure on this page belongs to the source’s 2011 population and 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.
Population8,361people
Households2,021PCA households
Literacy rate87.5%% of people aged 7+
Work participation37.76%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople8,3614,2404,121
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,075558517
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+6,3753,3603,015
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+87.5%91.25%83.66%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,937979958
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1377661
Total workersCensus workers3,1572,420737
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population37.76%57.08%17.88%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,4582,215243
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months699205494
Non-workerspeople5,2041,8203,384

Calculated percentages retain the denominator named in each row. Counts are reported people or households, and are not estimates for a later year.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 9249; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
Source access notes and archived workbooks

What stands out in this profile?

  • The source records 2,021 households and 8,361 residents. These household and person counts are separate measures.
  • Children aged 0–6 accounted for 12.86% of residents. This historical age group helps describe the age structure in 2011; it does not measure today’s children.
  • Male literacy was 91.25% and female literacy was 83.66%, each calculated among the corresponding population aged 7 and above.
  • Of 3,157 Census workers, 77.86% were main workers. Census work includes more than salaried employment.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators2476
Agricultural labourers33544
Household industry workers6710
Other workers1,809639

Cultivators, agricultural labourers, household industry workers and other workers are separate Census activity categories. A worker count is not a count of employees on a company payroll.

Using the profile in research

These are historical counts, not current market estimates or present-day projections for this town. Read the research guidance before choosing a denominator or adding eligibility, adoption and spending assumptions.

Definitions, calculation methods and source access

Literacy uses people aged 7 and above; work participation uses all residents. Main workers worked at least six months. Households are the PCA household count, not houses. Rates with zero denominators are unavailable. Names and boundaries belong to Census 2011.

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Source components of this town

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Published componentDistrict codeSubdistrict codePeople
Gakulpur (CT)290019418,361

The main profile combines the selected, non-overlapping components. A municipal-core row and its wider row including outgrowths are not added together.