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Town · Census 2011 · code 800127

Dagshai population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Himachal 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.
Population2,904people
Households577PCA households
Literacy rate92.66%% of people aged 7+
Work participation41.43%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople2,9041,8051,099
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6249136113
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+2,4601,597863
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+92.66%95.69%87.53%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople630318312
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople11110
Total workersCensus workers1,2031,029174
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population41.43%57.01%15.83%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,1811,017164
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months221210
Non-workerspeople1,701776925

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 775; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 577 households and 2,904 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.57% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 95.69% for males and 87.53% for females.
  • Of 1,203 workers, 98.17% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators143
Agricultural labourers40
Household industry workers50
Other workers1,15819

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
Dagshai (CB)031001652,904

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.