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Williamnagar population.Households, literacy and work. Primary Census Abstract for this town in Meghalaya, 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.
Population 24,597 people
Households 4,252 PCA households
Literacy rate 88.98% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 29.65% % of all residents
Population, children, literacy and work by sex Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Males Females Populationpeople 24,597 12,735 11,862 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 3,594 1,773 1,821 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 18,688 9,968 8,720 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 88.98% 90.93% 86.84% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 267 158 109 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 20,805 10,230 10,575 Total workersCensus workers 7,293 5,548 1,745 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 29.65% 43.56% 14.71% Main workersworked at least 6 months 6,443 5,080 1,363 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 850 468 382 Non-workerspeople 17,304 7,187 10,117
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 4,252 households and 24,597 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 14.61% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 90.93% for males and 86.84% for females. Of 7,293 workers, 88.34% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 572 155 Agricultural labourers 102 77 Household industry workers 59 40 Other workers 5,710 578
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Source components of this town Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Published component District code Subdistrict code People Williamnagar (MB) 294 01974 24,597
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.