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Okha 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 62,052 people
Households 12,492 PCA households
Literacy rate 67.59% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 29.05% % 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 62,052 31,999 30,053 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 8,450 4,408 4,042 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 36,231 21,660 14,571 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 67.59% 78.5% 56.02% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 8,116 4,172 3,944 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 240 116 124 Total workersCensus workers 18,026 16,547 1,479 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 29.05% 51.71% 4.92% Main workersworked at least 6 months 16,237 15,156 1,081 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 1,789 1,391 398 Non-workerspeople 44,026 15,452 28,574
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 12,492 households and 62,052 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 13.62% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 78.5% for males and 56.02% for females. Of 18,026 workers, 90.08% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 47 4 Agricultural labourers 55 30 Household industry workers 171 46 Other workers 15,964 1,709
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 Okha (M) 477 03812 62,052
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.