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Town · Census 2011 · code 802681

Washim 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.
Population78,387people
Households15,393PCA households
Literacy rate89.09%% of people aged 7+
Work participation32.01%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople78,38740,26238,125
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–69,8025,2234,579
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+61,10532,72328,382
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+89.09%93.39%84.61%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople14,8377,4057,432
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1,129591538
Total workersCensus workers25,08820,1064,982
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population32.01%49.94%13.07%
Main workersworked at least 6 months23,05018,7184,332
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months2,0381,388650
Non-workerspeople53,29920,15633,143

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 19084; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 15,393 households and 78,387 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.5% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 93.39% for males and 84.61% for females.
  • Of 25,088 workers, 91.88% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1,44959
Agricultural labourers4,201612
Household industry workers43094
Other workers16,9701,273

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
Washim (M Cl)5020399978,387

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.