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Census town · Census 2011 · code 523880

Kosamba 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.
Population16,151people
Households3,242PCA households
Literacy rate83.08%% of people aged 7+
Work participation31.52%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople16,1518,2087,943
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,0361,0241,012
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+11,7276,3005,427
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+83.08%87.69%78.3%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople701353348
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople2,7221,3801,342
Total workersCensus workers5,0904,447643
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population31.52%54.18%8.1%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,8774,299578
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months21314865
Non-workerspeople11,0613,7617,300

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 18744; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,242 households and 16,151 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.61% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 87.69% for males and 78.3% for females.
  • Of 5,090 workers, 95.82% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators2315
Agricultural labourers1,00042
Household industry workers2614
Other workers3,620152

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
Kosamba (CT)4920393316,151

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.