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Dehgam 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.
Population 42,632 people
Households 8,690 PCA households
Literacy rate 81.85% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 33.76% % of all residents
Population, children, literacy and work by sex Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Males Females Populationpeople 42,632 21,968 20,664 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 5,446 2,949 2,497 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 30,437 16,878 13,559 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 81.85% 88.74% 74.64% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 2,875 1,500 1,375 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 1,778 897 881 Total workersCensus workers 14,392 12,078 2,314 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 33.76% 54.98% 11.2% Main workersworked at least 6 months 12,221 10,698 1,523 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 2,171 1,380 791 Non-workerspeople 28,240 9,890 18,350
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 8,690 households and 42,632 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 12.77% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 88.74% for males and 74.64% for females. Of 14,392 workers, 84.92% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 722 8 Agricultural labourers 1,222 962 Household industry workers 162 28 Other workers 10,115 1,173
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Source components of this town Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Published component District code Subdistrict code People Dehgam (M) 473 03776 42,632
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.