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Town including outgrowths · Census 2011 · code 802482

Sanand population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Gujarat, using 2011 geography.

Gujarat · Census 2011Ahmadabad district
Historical geographic unit. Census 2011 town boundary and classification. The primary total includes the outgrowths (OG) explicitly included in the source name; it is not a municipal-core-only count. This is not a present-day population or an urban-agglomeration total.
Population95,890people
Households19,999PCA households
Literacy rate82.36%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.24%% of all residents
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Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople95,89050,55945,331
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–612,8287,0425,786
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+68,40939,55928,850
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+82.36%90.9%72.95%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople12,7836,7865,997
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1,169654515
Total workersCensus workers33,78828,3955,393
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.24%56.16%11.9%
Main workersworked at least 6 months30,89126,8654,026
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months2,8971,5301,367
Non-workerspeople62,10222,16439,938

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 17955; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 19,999 households and 95,890 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 13.38% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 90.9% for males and 72.95% for females.
  • Of 33,788 workers, 91.43% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators3,832179
Agricultural labourers4,5391,103
Household industry workers16057
Other workers22,3601,558

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
Sanand (M + OG)4740378095,890

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Town proper, excluding outgrowths

The source also supplies a narrower town-proper record. It contains 41,530 people. This component is already inside the wider total and must not be added again.

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople41,53022,01619,514
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–65,0002,7982,202
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+31,37417,71013,664
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+85.89%92.15%78.93%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople6,0983,2112,887
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople413230183
Total workersCensus workers14,26411,9902,274
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population34.35%54.46%11.65%
Main workersworked at least 6 months13,03411,3881,646
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,230602628
Non-workerspeople27,26610,02617,240

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 17956; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
Source access notes and archived workbooks