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Town · Census 2011 · code 801214

Machhlishahr 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.
Population26,107people
Households3,740PCA households
Literacy rate77.43%% of people aged 7+
Work participation25.59%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople26,10713,28412,823
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–63,8862,0341,852
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+17,2059,4317,774
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+77.43%83.83%70.86%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,841958883
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers6,6825,4641,218
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population25.59%41.13%9.5%
Main workersworked at least 6 months5,9815,032949
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months701432269
Non-workerspeople19,4257,82011,605

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 5556; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,740 households and 26,107 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 14.88% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 83.83% for males and 70.86% for females.
  • Of 6,682 workers, 89.51% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators17740
Agricultural labourers122106
Household industry workers623188
Other workers5,059367

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
Machhlishahr (NP)1940098326,107

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.