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Town · Census 2011 · code 062660

Maheshari population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Haryana, 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.
Population9,180people
Households2,127PCA households
Literacy rate85.76%% of people aged 7+
Work participation33.5%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople9,1805,0954,085
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,505815690
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+6,5824,0072,575
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+85.76%93.62%75.85%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,150613537
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers3,0752,756319
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population33.5%54.09%7.81%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,8942,634260
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months18112259
Non-workerspeople6,1052,3393,766

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 2208; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,127 households and 9,180 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 16.39% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 93.62% for males and 75.85% for females.
  • Of 3,075 workers, 94.11% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators21611
Agricultural labourers3418
Household industry workers391
Other workers2,605151

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
Maheshari (293) (CT)085004149,180

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.