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Town · Census 2011 · code 802507

Dhoraji 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.
Population84,545people
Households18,211PCA households
Literacy rate81.81%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.93%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople84,54543,28841,257
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–68,5954,5674,028
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+62,13233,81828,314
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+81.81%87.34%76.05%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople5,9053,0652,840
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople380184196
Total workersCensus workers30,37725,2555,122
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.93%58.34%12.41%
Main workersworked at least 6 months26,92423,1913,733
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months3,4532,0641,389
Non-workerspeople54,16818,03336,135

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 18098; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 18,211 households and 84,545 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.17% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 87.34% for males and 76.05% for females.
  • Of 30,377 workers, 88.63% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators2,241121
Agricultural labourers2,971778
Household industry workers807157
Other workers20,9052,397

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
Dhoraji (M)4760381084,545

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.