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Town · Census 2011 · code 801561

Marigaon 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.
Population29,164people
Households6,627PCA households
Literacy rate89.42%% of people aged 7+
Work participation34.65%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople29,16414,79314,371
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–63,2471,7281,519
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+23,17412,14411,030
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+89.42%92.95%85.82%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople4,4142,2192,195
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople3,3051,6511,654
Total workersCensus workers10,1048,0902,014
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population34.65%54.69%14.01%
Main workersworked at least 6 months8,2727,0021,270
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,8321,088744
Non-workerspeople19,0606,70312,357

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 9671; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
Source access notes and archived workbooks

What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 6,627 households and 29,164 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.13% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 92.95% for males and 85.82% for females.
  • Of 10,104 workers, 81.87% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators51794
Agricultural labourers83122
Household industry workers170215
Other workers7,5021,401

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
Marigaon (MB)3040202929,164

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.