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Census town · Census 2011 · code 574214

Meerpet 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.
Population32,013people
Households7,513PCA households
Literacy rate83.92%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople32,01316,28215,731
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–63,6281,8511,777
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+23,82012,85510,965
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+83.92%89.08%78.58%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople4,6152,3002,315
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1,270667603
Total workersCensus workers11,2048,6252,579
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35%52.97%16.39%
Main workersworked at least 6 months9,9727,8852,087
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,232740492
Non-workerspeople20,8097,65713,152

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 21399; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 7,513 households and 32,013 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.33% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 89.08% for males and 78.58% for females.
  • Of 11,204 workers, 89% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators7734
Agricultural labourers13822
Household industry workers15629
Other workers9,6011,147

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
Meerpet (CT)5370452632,013

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.