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Mehkar population.Households, literacy and work. Primary Census Abstract for this town in Maharashtra, 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.
Population 45,248 people
Households 9,068 PCA households
Literacy rate 86.43% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 34.59% % of all residents
Population, children, literacy and work by sex Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Males Females Populationpeople 45,248 23,274 21,974 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 5,935 3,153 2,782 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 33,980 18,630 15,350 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 86.43% 92.59% 79.98% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 8,202 4,155 4,047 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 499 260 239 Total workersCensus workers 15,653 11,825 3,828 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 34.59% 50.81% 17.42% Main workersworked at least 6 months 14,252 11,030 3,222 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 1,401 795 606 Non-workerspeople 29,595 11,449 18,146
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 9,068 households and 45,248 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 13.12% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 92.59% for males and 79.98% for females. Of 15,653 workers, 91.05% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 949 92 Agricultural labourers 3,425 486 Household industry workers 369 41 Other workers 9,509 782
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Source components of this town Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Published component District code Subdistrict code People Mehkar (M Cl) 500 03982 45,248
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.