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Palitana 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 64,497 people
Households 11,791 PCA households
Literacy rate 78.34% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 31.06% % 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 64,497 33,205 31,292 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 8,917 4,697 4,220 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 43,544 24,182 19,362 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 78.34% 84.83% 71.52% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 2,958 1,507 1,451 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 460 229 231 Total workersCensus workers 20,030 17,926 2,104 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 31.06% 53.99% 6.72% Main workersworked at least 6 months 17,752 16,303 1,449 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 2,278 1,623 655 Non-workerspeople 44,467 15,279 29,188
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 11,791 households and 64,497 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 13.83% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 84.83% for males and 71.52% for females. Of 20,030 workers, 88.63% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 202 26 Agricultural labourers 663 140 Household industry workers 234 53 Other workers 16,653 2,059
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 Palitana (M) 481 03858 64,497
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.