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Palej 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 12,334 people
Households 2,438 PCA households
Literacy rate 85.49% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 33.75% % 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 12,334 6,418 5,916 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 1,393 716 677 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 9,353 5,172 4,181 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 85.49% 90.71% 79.81% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 416 214 202 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 1,154 614 540 Total workersCensus workers 4,163 3,505 658 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 33.75% 54.61% 11.12% Main workersworked at least 6 months 3,474 3,024 450 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 689 481 208 Non-workerspeople 8,171 2,913 5,258
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 2,438 households and 12,334 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 11.29% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 90.71% for males and 79.81% for females. Of 4,163 workers, 83.45% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 97 14 Agricultural labourers 262 385 Household industry workers 68 13 Other workers 3,047 277
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 Palej (CT) 488 03916 12,334
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.