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Town · Census 2011 · code 802638

Daman population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Daman and Diu, 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.
Population44,282people
Households10,222PCA households
Literacy rate91.12%% of people aged 7+
Work participation36.91%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople44,28223,05621,226
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–64,9532,5992,354
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+35,83519,43316,402
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+91.12%94.99%86.91%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople829425404
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople2,7521,3551,397
Total workersCensus workers16,34613,4602,886
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population36.91%58.38%13.6%
Main workersworked at least 6 months15,64213,0092,633
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months704451253
Non-workerspeople27,9369,59618,340

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 18833; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 10,222 households and 44,282 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.19% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 94.99% for males and 86.91% for females.
  • Of 16,346 workers, 95.69% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators458
Agricultural labourers259
Household industry workers15621
Other workers15,416666

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
Daman (M CI)4950394844,282

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.