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Census town · Census 2011 · code 574108

Medchal population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Andhra Pradesh, 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.
Population35,611people
Households8,604PCA households
Literacy rate80.69%% of people aged 7+
Work participation37.45%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople35,61118,01717,594
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–64,6212,3552,266
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+25,00713,65711,350
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+80.69%87.2%74.05%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople4,0431,9712,072
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople910452458
Total workersCensus workers13,33610,0633,273
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population37.45%55.85%18.6%
Main workersworked at least 6 months11,6739,1662,507
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,663897766
Non-workerspeople22,2757,95414,321

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 21357; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 8,604 households and 35,611 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.98% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 87.2% for males and 74.05% for females.
  • Of 13,336 workers, 87.53% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators11723
Agricultural labourers379158
Household industry workers210176
Other workers10,9671,306

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
Medchal (CT)5370451935,611

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.