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Town · Census 2011 · code 802483

Ahmadabad Cantonment 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.
Population7,588people
Households1,446PCA households
Literacy rate88.59%% of people aged 7+
Work participation38.49%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople7,5883,9373,651
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6795405390
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+6,0183,3262,692
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+88.59%94.17%82.55%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,9451,008937
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople813412401
Total workersCensus workers2,9212,218703
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population38.49%56.34%19.25%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,3831,948435
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months538270268
Non-workerspeople4,6671,7192,948

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 17960; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,446 households and 7,588 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.48% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 94.17% for males and 82.55% for females.
  • Of 2,921 workers, 81.58% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators77
Agricultural labourers514
Household industry workers4875
Other workers2,323442

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
Ahmadabad Cantonment (CB)474037817,588

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.