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Census town · Census 2011 · code 552681

Katai 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.
Population12,898people
Households3,024PCA households
Literacy rate77.11%% of people aged 7+
Work participation64.27%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople12,8989,4033,495
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,244656588
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+8,9867,1471,839
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+77.11%81.71%63.26%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,417968449
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1,102607495
Total workersCensus workers8,2897,580709
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population64.27%80.61%20.29%
Main workersworked at least 6 months7,6597,116543
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months630464166
Non-workerspeople4,6091,8232,786

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 19870; 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 3,024 households and 12,898 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.64% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 81.71% for males and 63.26% for females.
  • Of 8,289 workers, 92.4% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators438
Agricultural labourers9837
Household industry workers25740
Other workers7,261545

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
Katai (CT)5170416612,898

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.

Religion in Census 2011

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Residents by reported religion
CommunityResidentsShare
Hindu11,26587.34%
Muslim1,30010.08%
Christian40.03%
Sikh40.03%
Buddhist3042.36%
Jain30.02%
Other religions and persuasions00.00%
Religion not stated180.14%

Source: Census C-01 · Original workbook · workbook row 1029 · checked 2026-11-09.

Municipal wards in Census 2011

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Published ward rows
WardResidentsHouseholds
Ward 112,8983,024

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