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Census town · Census 2011 · code 278361

Umlyngka 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.
Population7,381people
Households1,450PCA households
Literacy rate83.2%% of people aged 7+
Work participation32.9%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople7,3813,6003,781
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,310663647
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+5,0512,4542,597
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+83.2%83.55%82.87%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople871
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople7,0463,4163,630
Total workersCensus workers2,4281,568860
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population32.9%43.56%22.75%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,8451,188657
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months583380203
Non-workerspeople4,9532,0322,921

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 9465; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,450 households and 7,381 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 17.75% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 83.55% for males and 82.87% for females.
  • Of 2,428 workers, 75.99% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators13514
Agricultural labourers3836
Household industry workers30
Other workers1,669533

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
Umlyngka (CT)298019897,381

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.