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Lawsohtun 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.
Population 8,214 people
Households 1,623 PCA households
Literacy rate 92.38% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 36.95% % of all residents
Population, children, literacy and work by sex Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Males Females Populationpeople 8,214 4,262 3,952 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 1,018 554 464 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 6,648 3,488 3,160 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 92.38% 94.07% 90.6% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 29 16 13 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 6,355 3,099 3,256 Total workersCensus workers 3,035 2,076 959 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 36.95% 48.71% 24.27% Main workersworked at least 6 months 2,898 2,004 894 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 137 72 65 Non-workerspeople 5,179 2,186 2,993
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 1,623 households and 8,214 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 12.39% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 94.07% for males and 90.6% for females. Of 3,035 workers, 95.49% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 188 13 Agricultural labourers 19 1 Household industry workers 13 0 Other workers 2,678 123
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Source components of this town Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Published component District code Subdistrict code People Lawsohtun (CT) 298 01989 8,214
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.