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Census town · Census 2011 · code 512713

Mahendranagar 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.
Population12,565people
Households2,537PCA households
Literacy rate73.74%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.08%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople12,5656,6375,928
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,780927853
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+7,9534,7123,241
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+73.74%82.52%63.86%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,842973869
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1668581
Total workersCensus workers4,4083,789619
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.08%57.09%10.44%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,0923,600492
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months316189127
Non-workerspeople8,1572,8485,309

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 18044; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,537 households and 12,565 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 14.17% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 82.52% for males and 63.86% for females.
  • Of 4,408 workers, 92.83% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1739
Agricultural labourers20832
Household industry workers2010
Other workers3,691265

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
Mahendranagar (CT)4760379912,565

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.