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Town · Census 2011 · code 802462

Vadnagar population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Gujarat, 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.
Population27,790people
Households5,584PCA households
Literacy rate80.53%% of people aged 7+
Work participation34.78%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople27,79014,09713,693
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–63,4081,7591,649
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+19,63611,1558,481
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+80.53%90.41%70.42%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,1781,1441,034
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople332013
Total workersCensus workers9,6657,4902,175
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population34.78%53.13%15.88%
Main workersworked at least 6 months8,1376,7191,418
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,528771757
Non-workerspeople18,1256,60711,518

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 17827; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 5,584 households and 27,790 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.26% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 90.41% for males and 70.42% for females.
  • Of 9,665 workers, 84.19% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1,18872
Agricultural labourers1,600471
Household industry workers16346
Other workers5,186939

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
Vadnagar (M)4710375527,790

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.