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Census town · Census 2011 · code 552388

Salwad 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.
Population10,397people
Households2,696PCA households
Literacy rate87.94%% of people aged 7+
Work participation45.14%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople10,3976,2374,160
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,273671602
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+8,0245,1472,877
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+87.94%92.47%80.86%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople301177124
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople374203171
Total workersCensus workers4,6934,079614
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population45.14%65.4%14.76%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,3293,821508
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months364258106
Non-workerspeople5,7042,1583,546

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 19840; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
Source access notes and archived workbooks

What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,696 households and 10,397 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.24% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 92.47% for males and 80.86% for females.
  • Of 4,693 workers, 92.24% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators4717
Agricultural labourers649
Household industry workers17021
Other workers4,048317

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
Salwad (CT)5170416310,397

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.

Religion in Census 2011

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Residents by reported religion
CommunityResidentsShare
Hindu9,48591.23%
Muslim5935.70%
Christian620.60%
Sikh30.03%
Buddhist690.66%
Jain540.52%
Other religions and persuasions00.00%
Religion not stated1311.26%

Source: Census C-01 · Original workbook · workbook row 999 · checked 2026-11-09.

Municipal wards in Census 2011

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Published ward rows
WardResidentsHouseholds
Ward 110,3972,696

Source: Thane PCA town and ward workbook · Original workbook · checked 2026-11-09.