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Census town · Census 2011 · code 523501

Orvad 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.
Population5,420people
Households1,237PCA households
Literacy rate88.75%% of people aged 7+
Work participation38.3%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople5,4202,9092,511
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6629319310
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+4,2522,3781,874
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+88.75%91.81%85.14%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1628478
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople989490499
Total workersCensus workers2,0761,692384
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population38.3%58.16%15.29%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,0091,651358
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months674126
Non-workerspeople3,3441,2172,127

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 18708; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,237 households and 5,420 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.61% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.81% for males and 85.14% for females.
  • Of 2,076 workers, 96.77% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators333
Agricultural labourers663
Household industry workers513
Other workers1,85958

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
Orvad (CT)491039295,420

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.