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Census town · Census 2011 · code 303358

Nahira population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Assam, 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.
Population11,790people
Households2,425PCA households
Literacy rate82.05%% of people aged 7+
Work participation37.32%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople11,7906,0835,707
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,196629567
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+8,6924,8523,840
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+82.05%88.96%74.71%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,756891865
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople623230
Total workersCensus workers4,4003,3581,042
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population37.32%55.2%18.26%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,1082,768340
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,292590702
Non-workerspeople7,3902,7254,665

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 10176; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,425 households and 11,790 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.14% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 88.96% for males and 74.71% for females.
  • Of 4,400 workers, 70.64% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators3355
Agricultural labourers147157
Household industry workers279578
Other workers2,347552

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
Nahira (CT)3210212511,790

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.