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Census town · Census 2011 · code 512159

Kharaghoda 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.
Population11,944people
Households2,308PCA households
Literacy rate61.07%% of people aged 7+
Work participation38.2%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople11,9446,3435,601
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,634855779
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+6,2963,9312,365
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+61.07%71.63%49.05%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople528272256
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1688
Total workersCensus workers4,5633,671892
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population38.2%57.87%15.93%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,0713,441630
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months492230262
Non-workerspeople7,3812,6724,709

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 18006; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,308 households and 11,944 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 13.68% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 71.63% for males and 49.05% for females.
  • Of 4,563 workers, 89.22% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators542
Agricultural labourers8427
Household industry workers123
Other workers3,921460

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
Kharaghoda (CT)4750379011,944

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.