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Census town · Census 2011 · code 552680

Kambe 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.
Population6,642people
Households1,559PCA households
Literacy rate78.77%% of people aged 7+
Work participation45.21%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople6,6423,7522,890
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6929471458
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+4,5002,7721,728
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+78.77%84.49%71.05%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople800478322
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1,417720697
Total workersCensus workers3,0032,401602
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population45.21%63.99%20.83%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,6162,244372
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months387157230
Non-workerspeople3,6391,3512,288

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 19869; 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 1,559 households and 6,642 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 13.99% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 84.49% for males and 71.05% for females.
  • Of 3,003 workers, 87.11% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators5223
Agricultural labourers27851
Household industry workers15029
Other workers2,136284

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
Kambe (CT)517041666,642

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.

Religion in Census 2011

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Residents by reported religion
CommunityResidentsShare
Hindu5,83787.88%
Muslim1612.42%
Christian50.08%
Sikh10.02%
Buddhist5197.81%
Jain60.09%
Other religions and persuasions50.08%
Religion not stated1081.63%

Source: Census C-01 · Original workbook · workbook row 1028 · checked 2026-11-09.

Municipal wards in Census 2011

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Published ward rows
WardResidentsHouseholds
Ward 16,6421,559

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