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Town · Census 2011 · code 801541

Mairang 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.
Population14,363people
Households2,452PCA households
Literacy rate88.2%% of people aged 7+
Work participation36.64%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople14,3637,0837,280
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,7311,3921,339
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+10,2594,9905,269
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+88.2%87.68%88.69%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople633
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople14,2287,0167,212
Total workersCensus workers5,2632,9772,286
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population36.64%42.03%31.4%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,5232,0001,523
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,740977763
Non-workerspeople9,1004,1064,994

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 9427; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,452 households and 14,363 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 19.01% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 87.68% for males and 88.69% for females.
  • Of 5,263 workers, 66.94% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators72074
Agricultural labourers452652
Household industry workers5114
Other workers2,3001,000

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
Mairang (TC)2960198214,363

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.