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South Andaman population.Households, literacy and work. Primary Census Abstract for this district in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, 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 238,142 people
Households 59,064 PCA households
Literacy rate 89.13% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 40.66% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 238,142 97,395 140,747 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 59,064 23,767 35,297 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 24,661 10,447 14,214 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 10.36% 10.73% 10.1% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 871 869 872 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 969 993 952 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 190,266 76,072 114,194 Literacy rate% 89.13% 87.49% 90.25% Male literacy rate% 92.19% 90.71% 93.21% Female literacy rate% 85.57% 83.73% 86.82% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 0 0 0 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 4,091 2,286 1,805 Total workersCensus workers 96,831 39,799 57,032 Work participation rate% 40.66% 40.86% 40.52% Main workersworked at least 6 months 85,221 32,553 52,668 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 11,610 7,246 4,364 Non-workerspeople 141,311 57,596 83,715
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Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 59,064 households and 238,142 residents. Urban residents made up 59.1% of the population. Rural residents made up 40.9%. Children aged 0–6 made up 10.36% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 92.19% for males and 85.57% for females. Of 96,831 workers, 88.01% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 4,438 1,080 Agricultural labourers 1,704 920 Household industry workers 688 219 Other workers 78,391 9,391
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 804041 108,058 people within this district · Town
Census code 645551 14,419 people within this district · Census town
Census code 645550 10,308 people within this district · Census town
Census code 645516 7,962 people within this district · Census town