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Town · Census 2011 · code 802566

Petlad 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.
Population55,330people
Households11,100PCA households
Literacy rate88.92%% of people aged 7+
Work participation33.37%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople55,33028,76326,567
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–66,0423,1702,872
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+43,82523,84519,980
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+88.92%93.17%84.32%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,8562,0681,788
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople577302275
Total workersCensus workers18,46416,0642,400
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population33.37%55.85%9.03%
Main workersworked at least 6 months16,89514,9131,982
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,5691,151418
Non-workerspeople36,86612,69924,167

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 18370; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 11,100 households and 55,330 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.92% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 93.17% for males and 84.32% for females.
  • Of 18,464 workers, 91.5% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators48728
Agricultural labourers1,432247
Household industry workers530121
Other workers14,4461,173

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
Petlad (M)4820386555,330

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.