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Wankaner 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 43,881 people
Households 8,907 PCA households
Literacy rate 81.6% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 34.44% % 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 43,881 22,594 21,287 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 5,225 2,784 2,441 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 31,542 17,546 13,996 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 81.6% 88.57% 74.27% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 3,284 1,651 1,633 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 136 60 76 Total workersCensus workers 15,113 12,770 2,343 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 34.44% 56.52% 11.01% Main workersworked at least 6 months 13,973 12,057 1,916 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 1,140 713 427 Non-workerspeople 28,768 9,824 18,944
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 8,907 households and 43,881 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 11.91% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 88.57% for males and 74.27% for females. Of 15,113 workers, 92.46% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 181 6 Agricultural labourers 154 27 Household industry workers 200 46 Other workers 13,438 1,061
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 Wankaner (M) 476 03801 43,881
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.