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Dandi 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.
Population 8,942 people
Households 2,367 PCA households
Literacy rate 78.55% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 40.91% % of all residents
Population, children, literacy and work by sex Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Males Females Populationpeople 8,942 5,136 3,806 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 1,358 686 672 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 5,957 3,802 2,155 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 78.55% 85.44% 68.76% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 243 131 112 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 1,712 868 844 Total workersCensus workers 3,658 3,212 446 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 40.91% 62.54% 11.72% Main workersworked at least 6 months 3,337 2,992 345 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 321 220 101 Non-workerspeople 5,284 1,924 3,360
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 2,367 households and 8,942 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 15.19% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 85.44% for males and 68.76% for females. Of 3,658 workers, 91.22% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 13 1 Agricultural labourers 36 91 Household industry workers 71 19 Other workers 3,217 210
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Source components of this town Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Published component District code Subdistrict code People Dandi (CT) 517 04163 8,942
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.
Religion in Census 2011 Scroll sideways for all columns.
Residents by reported religion Community Residents Share Hindu 8,140 91.03% Muslim 623 6.97% Christian 13 0.15% Sikh 8 0.09% Buddhist 44 0.49% Jain 20 0.22% Other religions and persuasions 0 0.00% Religion not stated 94 1.05%
Source: Census C-01 · Original workbook · workbook row 1000 · checked 2026-11-09.
Municipal wards in Census 2011 Scroll sideways for all columns.
Published ward rows Ward Residents Households Ward 1 8,942 2,367
Source: Thane PCA town and ward workbook · Original workbook · checked 2026-11-09.