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Census town · Census 2011 · code 508001

Ambaji 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.
Population17,753people
Households3,612PCA households
Literacy rate78.39%% of people aged 7+
Work participation32.28%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople17,7539,1328,621
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,5071,3871,120
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+11,9516,6425,309
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+78.39%85.76%70.78%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,141585556
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1,8798431,036
Total workersCensus workers5,7314,6721,059
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population32.28%51.16%12.28%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,9394,465474
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months792207585
Non-workerspeople12,0224,4607,562

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 17744; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,612 households and 17,753 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 14.12% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 85.76% for males and 70.78% for females.
  • Of 5,731 workers, 86.18% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators967
Agricultural labourers5556
Household industry workers9638
Other workers4,692691

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
Ambaji (CT)4690373717,753

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.