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Census town · Census 2011 · code 278357

Umpling 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.
Population8,529people
Households1,814PCA households
Literacy rate91.72%% of people aged 7+
Work participation36.91%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople8,5294,3024,227
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,147592555
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+6,7713,4723,299
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+91.72%93.58%89.84%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople462719
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople5,8702,6903,180
Total workersCensus workers3,1482,188960
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population36.91%50.86%22.71%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,9092,044865
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months23914495
Non-workerspeople5,3812,1143,267

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 9461; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,814 households and 8,529 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 13.45% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 93.58% for males and 89.84% for females.
  • Of 3,148 workers, 92.41% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators215
Agricultural labourers21
Household industry workers23
Other workers2,884230

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
Umpling (CT)298019898,529

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.