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Census town · Census 2011 · code 552395

Tarapur 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.
Population6,962people
Households1,558PCA households
Literacy rate91.08%% of people aged 7+
Work participation38.39%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople6,9623,4623,500
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6652333319
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+5,7472,9532,794
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+91.08%94.38%87.83%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople644315329
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople809414395
Total workersCensus workers2,6731,952721
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population38.39%56.38%20.6%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,1911,672519
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months482280202
Non-workerspeople4,2891,5102,779

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 19847; 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 1,558 households and 6,962 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.37% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 94.38% for males and 87.83% for females.
  • Of 2,673 workers, 81.97% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators491
Agricultural labourers1925
Household industry workers26475
Other workers1,686401

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
Tarapur (CT)517041636,962

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.

Religion in Census 2011

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Residents by reported religion
CommunityResidentsShare
Hindu3,64052.28%
Muslim2,90641.74%
Christian70.10%
Sikh10.01%
Buddhist3585.14%
Jain290.42%
Other religions and persuasions100.14%
Religion not stated110.16%

Source: Census C-01 · Original workbook · workbook row 1006 · checked 2026-11-09.

Municipal wards in Census 2011

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Published ward rows
WardResidentsHouseholds
Ward 16,9621,558

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