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Mahesana population.Households, literacy and work. Primary Census Abstract for this district in Gujarat, using 2011 geography.
Historical geographic unit. Historical Census 2011 district boundary. This record does not represent a present-day district unless the boundaries are independently shown to match.
Population 2,035,064 people
Households 424,479 PCA households
Literacy rate 83.61% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 39.9% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 2,035,064 1,520,734 514,330 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 424,479 316,536 107,943 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 237,932 183,974 53,958 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 11.69% 12.1% 10.49% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 926 932 910 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 842 857 793 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 1,502,645 1,095,809 406,836 Literacy rate% 83.61% 81.97% 88.37% Male literacy rate% 91.39% 90.65% 93.52% Female literacy rate% 75.32% 72.77% 82.81% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 162,288 118,710 43,578 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 9,392 3,144 6,248 Total workersCensus workers 812,064 639,538 172,526 Work participation rate% 39.9% 42.05% 33.54% Main workersworked at least 6 months 698,768 545,869 152,899 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 113,296 93,669 19,627 Non-workerspeople 1,223,000 881,196 341,804
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 424,479 households and 2,035,064 residents. Urban residents made up 25.27% of the population. Rural residents made up 74.73%. Children aged 0–6 made up 11.69% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.39% for males and 75.32% for females. Of 812,064 workers, 86.05% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 178,862 10,898 Agricultural labourers 192,521 50,448 Household industry workers 6,980 3,302 Other workers 320,405 48,648
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Towns connected to this district The population displayed here counts only the source components within this district. A linked full-town profile can include components in other districts.
Census code 802464 190,753 people within this district · Town including outgrowths
Census code 802465 81,404 people within this district · Town including outgrowths
Census code 802461 76,753 people within this district · Town including outgrowths
Census code 802460 57,108 people within this district · Town
Census code 802463 35,118 people within this district · Town including outgrowths
Census code 802462 27,790 people within this district · Town
Census code 802459 21,843 people within this district · Town
Census code 509611 12,574 people within this district · Census town
Census code 509559 7,072 people within this district · Census town
Census code 509558 3,915 people within this district · Census town