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Census town · Census 2011 · code 523682

Sanjan 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.
Population15,544people
Households3,253PCA households
Literacy rate81.16%% of people aged 7+
Work participation37.55%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople15,5447,9227,622
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,894983911
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+11,0796,0964,983
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+81.16%87.85%74.25%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1558174
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople4,5542,2312,323
Total workersCensus workers5,8374,2111,626
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population37.55%53.16%21.33%
Main workersworked at least 6 months5,2343,9251,309
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months603286317
Non-workerspeople9,7073,7115,996

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 18727; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,253 households and 15,544 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.18% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 87.85% for males and 74.25% for females.
  • Of 5,837 workers, 89.67% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators18557
Agricultural labourers214203
Household industry workers17449
Other workers4,661294

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
Sanjan (CT)4910393115,544

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.