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Town · Census 2011 · code 801763

Majhion population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Jharkhand, 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.
Population18,349people
Households3,536PCA households
Literacy rate70.92%% of people aged 7+
Work participation36.4%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople18,3499,4858,864
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–63,0881,5681,520
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+10,8236,4364,387
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+70.92%81.29%59.74%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople4,1932,1852,008
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1798
Total workersCensus workers6,6794,4472,232
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population36.4%46.88%25.18%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,8711,639232
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months4,8082,8082,000
Non-workerspeople11,6705,0386,632

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 12452; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,536 households and 18,349 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 16.83% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 81.29% for males and 59.74% for females.
  • Of 6,679 workers, 28.01% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators167245
Agricultural labourers3143,925
Household industry workers60102
Other workers1,330536

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
Majhion (NP)3460249918,349

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.