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Town · Census 2011 · code 800884

Powayan population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Uttar 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.
Population28,613people
Households5,119PCA households
Literacy rate73.19%% of people aged 7+
Work participation30.14%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople28,61315,06813,545
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–63,8242,0661,758
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+18,14410,2977,847
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+73.19%79.2%66.57%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople4,1942,1961,998
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers8,6237,5541,069
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population30.14%50.13%7.89%
Main workersworked at least 6 months7,2926,599693
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,331955376
Non-workerspeople19,9907,51412,476

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 4427; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 5,119 households and 28,613 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 13.36% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 79.2% for males and 66.57% for females.
  • Of 8,623 workers, 84.56% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators46369
Agricultural labourers779426
Household industry workers26598
Other workers5,785738

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
Powayan (NP)1520079328,613

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.