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Census town · Census 2011 · code 558895

Ashti 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.
Population11,972people
Households2,538PCA households
Literacy rate85.43%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.62%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople11,9726,1025,870
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,503799704
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+8,9444,8474,097
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+85.43%91.4%79.31%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,376675701
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1347064
Total workersCensus workers4,2653,0181,247
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.62%49.46%21.24%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,8592,7871,072
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months406231175
Non-workerspeople7,7073,0844,623

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 20161; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,538 households and 11,972 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.55% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.4% for males and 79.31% for females.
  • Of 4,265 workers, 90.48% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators60016
Agricultural labourers848152
Household industry workers22426
Other workers2,187212

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
Ashti (CT)5230421511,972

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.