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Town · Census 2011 · code 801558

Howli population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Assam, 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.
Population18,301people
Households3,686PCA households
Literacy rate79.17%% of people aged 7+
Work participation33.97%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople18,3019,3958,906
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,2621,1111,151
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+12,6986,9405,758
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+79.17%83.78%74.25%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,290688602
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1327260
Total workersCensus workers6,2175,341876
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population33.97%56.85%9.84%
Main workersworked at least 6 months5,6385,090548
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months579251328
Non-workerspeople12,0844,0548,030

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 9636; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,686 households and 18,301 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.36% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 83.78% for males and 74.25% for females.
  • Of 6,217 workers, 90.69% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators2228
Agricultural labourers10822
Household industry workers100260
Other workers5,208289

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
Howli (TC)3030202218,301

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.