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Town · Census 2011 · code 801488

Samurou population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Manipur, using 2011 geography.

Historical geographic unit. Census 2011 town boundary and classification. The town total is our sum of 2 separately published geographic parts, all sharing this Census town code. This town spans 2 historical districts; use the part counts when listing it within a district. This is not a present-day population or an urban-agglomeration total.
Population16,582people
Households3,224PCA households
Literacy rate83.23%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.85%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople16,5828,1948,388
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,4051,2571,148
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+11,7996,4715,328
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+83.23%93.28%73.59%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople000
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople422
Total workersCensus workers5,9453,7622,183
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.85%45.91%26.03%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,4823,1491,333
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,463613850
Non-workerspeople10,6374,4326,205

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 8904, 8944; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,224 households and 16,582 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 14.5% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 93.28% for males and 73.59% for females.
  • Of 5,945 workers, 75.39% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators695276
Agricultural labourers259305
Household industry workers542211
Other workers2,986671

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
Samurou (NP) (Minor part)276018765,861
Samurou NP (Major part)2770188210,721

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.