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Purne 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 6,588 people
Households 1,486 PCA households
Literacy rate 81.16% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 42.74% % 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 6,588 3,808 2,780 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 849 429 420 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 4,658 2,942 1,716 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 81.16% 87.07% 72.71% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 328 173 155 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 54 27 27 Total workersCensus workers 2,816 2,506 310 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 42.74% 65.81% 11.15% Main workersworked at least 6 months 2,639 2,356 283 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 177 150 27 Non-workerspeople 3,772 1,302 2,470
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 1,486 households and 6,588 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 12.89% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 87.07% for males and 72.71% for females. Of 2,816 workers, 93.71% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 10 0 Agricultural labourers 7 3 Household industry workers 28 2 Other workers 2,594 172
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 Purne (CT) 517 04166 6,588
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.
Religion in Census 2011 Scroll sideways for all columns.
Residents by reported religion Community Residents Share Hindu 5,861 88.96% Muslim 316 4.80% Christian 5 0.08% Sikh 53 0.80% Buddhist 288 4.37% Jain 23 0.35% Other religions and persuasions 8 0.12% Religion not stated 34 0.52%
Source: Census C-01 · Original workbook · workbook row 1033 · checked 2026-11-09.
Municipal wards in Census 2011 Scroll sideways for all columns.
Published ward rows Ward Residents Households Ward 1 6,588 1,486
Source: Thane PCA town and ward workbook · Original workbook · checked 2026-11-09.