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Shelar 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 14,899 people
Households 3,538 PCA households
Literacy rate 80.45% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 48.59% % 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 14,899 9,183 5,716 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 1,880 943 937 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 10,474 7,017 3,457 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 80.45% 85.16% 72.34% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 1,728 962 766 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 951 507 444 Total workersCensus workers 7,240 6,339 901 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 48.59% 69.03% 15.76% Main workersworked at least 6 months 6,642 6,016 626 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 598 323 275 Non-workerspeople 7,659 2,844 4,815
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 3,538 households and 14,899 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 12.62% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 85.16% for males and 72.34% for females. Of 7,240 workers, 91.74% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 88 37 Agricultural labourers 120 34 Household industry workers 123 142 Other workers 6,311 385
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 Shelar (CT) 517 04166 14,899
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.
Religion in Census 2011 Scroll sideways for all columns.
Residents by reported religion Community Residents Share Hindu 12,536 84.14% Muslim 1,192 8.00% Christian 39 0.26% Sikh 7 0.05% Buddhist 900 6.04% Jain 4 0.03% Other religions and persuasions 4 0.03% Religion not stated 217 1.46%
Source: Census C-01 · Original workbook · workbook row 1024 · checked 2026-11-09.
Municipal wards in Census 2011 Scroll sideways for all columns.
Published ward rows Ward Residents Households Ward 1 14,899 3,538
Source: Thane PCA town and ward workbook · Original workbook · checked 2026-11-09.