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Census town · Census 2011 · code 626696

Saligao population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Goa, 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.
Population6,280people
Households1,512PCA households
Literacy rate92.18%% of people aged 7+
Work participation38.26%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople6,2803,1753,105
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6574307267
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+5,2602,7372,523
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+92.18%95.43%88.9%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople492722
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople804634
Total workersCensus workers2,4031,748655
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population38.26%55.06%21.1%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,1071,550557
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months29619898
Non-workerspeople3,8771,4272,450

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 25543; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,512 households and 6,280 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.14% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 95.43% for males and 88.9% for females.
  • Of 2,403 workers, 87.68% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1614
Agricultural labourers2154
Household industry workers689
Other workers2,002219

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
Saligao (CT)585056106,280

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.