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Census town · Census 2011 · code 278354

Pynthormukhrah population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Meghalaya, 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.
Population27,219people
Households5,755PCA households
Literacy rate88.74%% of people aged 7+
Work participation36.9%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople27,21913,70613,513
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–63,3911,7651,626
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+21,14610,93610,210
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+88.74%91.58%85.89%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1056243
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople14,7566,9427,814
Total workersCensus workers10,0457,0003,045
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population36.9%51.07%22.53%
Main workersworked at least 6 months9,4626,6582,804
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months583342241
Non-workerspeople17,1746,70610,468

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 9458; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 5,755 households and 27,219 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.46% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.58% for males and 85.89% for females.
  • Of 10,045 workers, 94.2% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators54830
Agricultural labourers5421
Household industry workers391
Other workers8,821531

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
Pynthormukhrah (CT)2980198927,219

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.