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Census town · Census 2011 · code 537973

Risama population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Maharashtra, 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.
Population6,925people
Households1,489PCA households
Literacy rate90.94%% of people aged 7+
Work participation32.98%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople6,9253,4853,440
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6703370333
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+5,6582,9832,675
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+90.94%95.76%86.1%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,138568570
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople310159151
Total workersCensus workers2,2841,723561
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population32.98%49.44%16.31%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,9011,445456
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months383278105
Non-workerspeople4,6411,7622,879

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 19330; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,489 households and 6,925 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.15% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 95.76% for males and 86.1% for females.
  • Of 2,284 workers, 83.23% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators14014
Agricultural labourers26783
Household industry workers10126
Other workers1,393260

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
Risama (CT)507040476,925

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.