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Census town · Census 2011 · code 507358

Kandla population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Gujarat, 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.
Population15,782people
Households3,574PCA households
Literacy rate51.47%% of people aged 7+
Work participation39.73%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople15,7829,0286,754
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,4221,3231,099
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+6,8774,7712,106
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+51.47%61.92%37.24%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople428272156
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople415236179
Total workersCensus workers6,2705,706564
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population39.73%63.2%8.35%
Main workersworked at least 6 months5,8505,454396
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months420252168
Non-workerspeople9,5123,3226,190

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 17719; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,574 households and 15,782 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 15.35% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 61.92% for males and 37.24% for females.
  • Of 6,270 workers, 93.3% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators63
Agricultural labourers153
Household industry workers211
Other workers5,808413

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
Kandla (CT)4680373115,782

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.