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Census town · Census 2011 · code 352240

Mahesh Mundi population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Jharkhand, 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.
Population7,389people
Households1,294PCA households
Literacy rate70.88%% of people aged 7+
Work participation26.01%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople7,3893,8453,544
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,297695602
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+4,3182,5681,750
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+70.88%81.52%59.48%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,9909861,004
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1789781
Total workersCensus workers1,9221,765157
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population26.01%45.9%4.43%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,3341,26668
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months58849989
Non-workerspeople5,4672,0803,387

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 12593; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,294 households and 7,389 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 17.55% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 81.52% for males and 59.48% for females.
  • Of 1,922 workers, 69.41% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators133
Agricultural labourers8167
Household industry workers1612
Other workers1,297406

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
Mahesh Mundi (CT)349025397,389

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.