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Town · Census 2011 · code 802568

Borsad 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.
Population63,377people
Households12,203PCA households
Literacy rate88.05%% of people aged 7+
Work participation34.34%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople63,37732,79830,579
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–67,6363,9583,678
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+49,07926,83022,249
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+88.05%93.03%82.71%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,3691,2381,131
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople373207166
Total workersCensus workers21,76118,2243,537
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population34.34%55.56%11.57%
Main workersworked at least 6 months19,24616,8142,432
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months2,5151,4101,105
Non-workerspeople41,61614,57427,042

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 18379; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 12,203 households and 63,377 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.05% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 93.03% for males and 82.71% for females.
  • Of 21,761 workers, 88.44% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1,65764
Agricultural labourers3,053380
Household industry workers21457
Other workers14,3222,014

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
Borsad (M)4820386763,377

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.