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Census town · Census 2011 · code 539421

Ashti 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.
Population5,634people
Households1,404PCA households
Literacy rate87.79%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.94%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople5,6342,8862,748
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6638324314
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+4,3862,3722,014
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+87.79%92.58%82.74%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,283651632
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople472231241
Total workersCensus workers2,0251,530495
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.94%53.01%18.01%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,4311,170261
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months594360234
Non-workerspeople3,6091,3562,253

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 19372; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,404 households and 5,634 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.32% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 92.58% for males and 82.74% for females.
  • Of 2,025 workers, 70.67% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators6121
Agricultural labourers154356
Household industry workers106
Other workers1,206211

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
Ashti (CT)508040585,634

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.