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Census town · Census 2011 · code 356840

Mahagma 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.
Population10,969people
Households1,903PCA households
Literacy rate79.56%% of people aged 7+
Work participation28.48%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople10,9695,7715,198
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,834966868
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+7,2684,1493,119
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+79.56%86.35%72.03%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,435741694
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople312
Total workersCensus workers3,1242,605519
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population28.48%45.14%9.98%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,2882,049239
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months836556280
Non-workerspeople7,8453,1664,679

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 12667; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,903 households and 10,969 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 16.72% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 86.35% for males and 72.03% for females.
  • Of 3,124 workers, 73.24% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators23381
Agricultural labourers138342
Household industry workers9240
Other workers1,825373

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
Mahagma (CT)3510255810,969

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.