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Town · Census 2011 · code 802556

Alang-Sosiya 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.
Population18,480people
Households5,175PCA households
Literacy rate75.26%% of people aged 7+
Work participation92.7%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople18,48017,3091,171
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6410214196
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+13,59912,988611
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+75.26%75.98%62.67%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople59581
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople18144
Total workersCensus workers17,13116,820311
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population92.7%97.17%26.56%
Main workersworked at least 6 months17,03716,742295
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months947816
Non-workerspeople1,349489860

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 18334; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 5,175 households and 18,480 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 2.22% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 75.98% for males and 62.67% for females.
  • Of 17,131 workers, 99.45% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators120
Agricultural labourers431
Household industry workers981
Other workers16,88492

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
Alang-Sosiya (INA)4810385918,480

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.