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Census town · Census 2011 · code 520918

Alikherva 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.
Population8,951people
Households1,861PCA households
Literacy rate86.31%% of people aged 7+
Work participation32.77%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople8,9514,6004,351
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,106600506
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+6,7713,6913,080
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+86.31%92.27%80.1%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople381209172
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1,790924866
Total workersCensus workers2,9332,520413
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population32.77%54.78%9.49%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,6072,276331
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months32624482
Non-workerspeople6,0182,0803,938

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 18558; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,861 households and 8,951 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.36% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 92.27% for males and 80.1% for females.
  • Of 2,933 workers, 88.89% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators2066
Agricultural labourers189100
Household industry workers7920
Other workers2,133200

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
Alikherva (CT)486039048,951

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.