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Vashind 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 20,561 people
Households 4,696 PCA households
Literacy rate 89.93% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 32.93% % 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 20,561 10,774 9,787 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 2,314 1,243 1,071 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 16,409 8,928 7,481 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 89.93% 93.67% 85.83% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 2,732 1,402 1,330 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 1,996 1,013 983 Total workersCensus workers 6,770 5,574 1,196 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 32.93% 51.74% 12.22% Main workersworked at least 6 months 6,218 5,202 1,016 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 552 372 180 Non-workerspeople 13,791 5,200 8,591
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 4,696 households and 20,561 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 11.25% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 93.67% for males and 85.83% for females. Of 6,770 workers, 91.85% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 180 13 Agricultural labourers 140 118 Household industry workers 153 25 Other workers 5,745 396
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 Vashind (CT) 517 04167 20,561
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.
Religion in Census 2011 Scroll sideways for all columns.
Residents by reported religion Community Residents Share Hindu 17,852 86.82% Muslim 769 3.74% Christian 105 0.51% Sikh 31 0.15% Buddhist 1,732 8.42% Jain 51 0.25% Other religions and persuasions 5 0.02% Religion not stated 16 0.08%
Source: Census C-01 · Original workbook · workbook row 1041 · checked 2026-11-09.
Municipal wards in Census 2011 Scroll sideways for all columns.
Published ward rows Ward Residents Households Ward 1 20,561 4,696
Source: Thane PCA town and ward workbook · Original workbook · checked 2026-11-09.