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Census town · Census 2011 · code 626697

Candolim 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.
Population8,500people
Households2,041PCA households
Literacy rate87.39%% of people aged 7+
Work participation39.62%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople8,5004,3924,108
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6832407425
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+6,7013,6373,064
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+87.39%91.27%83.19%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1406872
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople835
Total workersCensus workers3,3682,426942
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population39.62%55.24%22.93%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,7802,074706
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months588352236
Non-workerspeople5,1321,9663,166

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 25544; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,041 households and 8,500 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.79% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.27% for males and 83.19% for females.
  • Of 3,368 workers, 82.54% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1313
Agricultural labourers118
Household industry workers9636
Other workers2,660531

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
Candolim (CT)585056108,500

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.