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Town · Census 2011 · code 801632

Tangla 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.
Population17,183people
Households3,872PCA households
Literacy rate86.16%% of people aged 7+
Work participation36.25%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople17,1838,8838,300
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,593814779
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+13,4337,2456,188
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+86.16%89.79%82.28%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,1391,0851,054
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1,653825828
Total workersCensus workers6,2295,351878
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population36.25%60.24%10.58%
Main workersworked at least 6 months5,6725,020652
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months557331226
Non-workerspeople10,9543,5327,422

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 10361; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,872 households and 17,183 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.27% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 89.79% for males and 82.28% for females.
  • Of 6,229 workers, 91.06% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators4610
Agricultural labourers2516
Household industry workers39439
Other workers5,207492

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
Tangla (TC)3260215117,183

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.