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Town · Census 2011 · code 802564

Karamsad 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.
Population35,285people
Households7,840PCA households
Literacy rate90.76%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.27%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople35,28518,21917,066
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–63,6391,9381,701
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+28,72215,50513,217
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+90.76%95.23%86.02%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,352694658
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople513267246
Total workersCensus workers12,44610,0562,390
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.27%55.2%14%
Main workersworked at least 6 months10,9599,1631,796
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,487893594
Non-workerspeople22,8398,16314,676

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 18365; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 7,840 households and 35,285 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.31% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 95.23% for males and 86.02% for females.
  • Of 12,446 workers, 88.05% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators26628
Agricultural labourers1,240154
Household industry workers14635
Other workers9,3071,270

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
Karamsad (M)4820386435,285

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.