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Census town · Census 2011 · code 626887

Cortalim 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.
Population9,080people
Households2,319PCA households
Literacy rate87.66%% of people aged 7+
Work participation43.81%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople9,0804,7964,284
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6968480488
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+7,1114,0133,098
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+87.66%92.98%81.61%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople371720
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople2,2551,0481,207
Total workersCensus workers3,9783,045933
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population43.81%63.49%21.78%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,0502,320730
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months928725203
Non-workerspeople5,1021,7513,351

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 25600; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,319 households and 9,080 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.66% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 92.98% for males and 81.61% for females.
  • Of 3,978 workers, 76.67% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators2121
Agricultural labourers5575
Household industry workers146
Other workers2,960826

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
Cortalim (CT)586056159,080

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.