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Census town · Census 2011 · code 278358

Nongthymmai 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.
Population38,004people
Households8,691PCA households
Literacy rate93.47%% of people aged 7+
Work participation36.44%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople38,00418,49519,509
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–63,7051,9211,784
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+32,05915,74616,313
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+93.47%95%92.03%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople210110100
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople24,72311,52313,200
Total workersCensus workers13,8508,6695,181
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population36.44%46.87%26.56%
Main workersworked at least 6 months13,2978,3534,944
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months553316237
Non-workerspeople24,1549,82614,328

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 9462; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 8,691 households and 38,004 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.75% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 95% for males and 92.03% for females.
  • Of 13,850 workers, 96.01% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators13411
Agricultural labourers381
Household industry workers797
Other workers13,046534

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
Nongthymmai (CT)2980198938,004

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.