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Census town · Census 2011 · code 083284

Merta Road population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Rajasthan, 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.
Population16,905people
Households3,132PCA households
Literacy rate72.76%% of people aged 7+
Work participation32.36%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople16,9058,7438,162
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,2921,2291,063
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+10,6336,4544,179
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+72.76%85.89%58.87%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople4,4792,2972,182
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1066244
Total workersCensus workers5,4704,1481,322
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population32.36%47.44%16.2%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,4383,557881
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,032591441
Non-workerspeople11,4354,5956,840

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 3070; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,132 households and 16,905 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 13.56% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 85.89% for males and 58.87% for females.
  • Of 5,470 workers, 81.13% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators46449
Agricultural labourers319242
Household industry workers46048
Other workers3,195693

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
Merta Road (CT)1120056216,905

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.