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Palaj 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.
Population 2,634 people
Households 575 PCA households
Literacy rate 80.16% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 37.32% % of all residents
Population, children, literacy and work by sex Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Males Females Populationpeople 2,634 1,349 1,285 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 320 170 150 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 1,855 1,077 778 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 80.16% 91.35% 68.55% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 413 221 192 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 8 5 3 Total workersCensus workers 983 777 206 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 37.32% 57.6% 16.03% Main workersworked at least 6 months 870 756 114 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 113 21 92 Non-workerspeople 1,651 572 1,079
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 575 households and 2,634 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 12.15% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.35% for males and 68.55% for females. Of 983 workers, 88.5% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 75 1 Agricultural labourers 360 79 Household industry workers 4 2 Other workers 431 31
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Source components of this town Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Published component District code Subdistrict code People Palaj (CT) 473 03775 2,634
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.