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Kalher 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 15,573 people
Households 3,587 PCA households
Literacy rate 90.4% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 41.56% % 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 15,573 8,701 6,872 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 1,955 1,032 923 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 12,310 7,219 5,091 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 90.4% 94.13% 85.58% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 564 295 269 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 650 339 311 Total workersCensus workers 6,472 5,513 959 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 41.56% 63.36% 13.96% Main workersworked at least 6 months 5,902 5,074 828 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 570 439 131 Non-workerspeople 9,101 3,188 5,913
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 3,587 households and 15,573 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 12.55% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 94.13% for males and 85.58% for females. Of 6,472 workers, 91.19% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 163 26 Agricultural labourers 26 6 Household industry workers 84 18 Other workers 5,629 520
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 Kalher (CT) 517 04166 15,573
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.
Religion in Census 2011 Scroll sideways for all columns.
Residents by reported religion Community Residents Share Hindu 14,163 90.95% Muslim 456 2.93% Christian 219 1.41% Sikh 93 0.60% Buddhist 311 2.00% Jain 312 2.00% Other religions and persuasions 4 0.03% Religion not stated 15 0.10%
Source: Census C-01 · Original workbook · workbook row 1034 · checked 2026-11-09.
Municipal wards in Census 2011 Scroll sideways for all columns.
Published ward rows Ward Residents Households Ward 1 15,573 3,587
Source: Thane PCA town and ward workbook · Original workbook · checked 2026-11-09.