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Town · Census 2011 · code 801606

Diphu 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.
Population61,797people
Households13,388PCA households
Literacy rate89.12%% of people aged 7+
Work participation31.98%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople61,79731,89829,899
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–66,7963,5313,265
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+49,01726,31822,699
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+89.12%92.78%85.23%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,3101,2261,084
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople28,40914,25514,154
Total workersCensus workers19,76315,5974,166
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population31.98%48.9%13.93%
Main workersworked at least 6 months16,69313,6813,012
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months3,0701,9161,154
Non-workerspeople42,03416,30125,733

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 9979; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 13,388 households and 61,797 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 92.78% for males and 85.23% for females.
  • Of 19,763 workers, 84.47% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1,003281
Agricultural labourers412200
Household industry workers431230
Other workers14,8472,359

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
Diphu (TC)3140208961,797

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.