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Census town · Census 2011 · code 303397

Jalah 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.
Population6,468people
Households1,379PCA households
Literacy rate82.85%% of people aged 7+
Work participation45.24%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople6,4683,2833,185
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6701354347
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+4,7782,5592,219
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+82.85%87.37%78.19%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople101
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople223116107
Total workersCensus workers2,9261,940986
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population45.24%59.09%30.96%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,5831,405178
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,343535808
Non-workerspeople3,5421,3432,199

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 10187; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,379 households and 6,468 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.84% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 87.37% for males and 78.19% for females.
  • Of 2,926 workers, 54.1% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators17721
Agricultural labourers2783
Household industry workers39333
Other workers1,340906

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
Jalah (CT)321021266,468

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.