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Census town · Census 2011 · code 516672

Alang 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.
Population8,309people
Households1,443PCA households
Literacy rate72.53%% of people aged 7+
Work participation40.55%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople8,3094,3323,977
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,306704602
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+5,0792,9912,088
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+72.53%82.44%61.87%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople342182160
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1578
Total workersCensus workers3,3692,3271,042
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population40.55%53.72%26.2%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,0402,206834
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months329121208
Non-workerspeople4,9402,0052,935

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 18332; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,443 households and 8,309 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 15.72% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 82.44% for males and 61.87% for females.
  • Of 3,369 workers, 90.23% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators803105
Agricultural labourers1,240166
Household industry workers136
Other workers98452

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
Alang (CT)481038598,309

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.