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Municipal corporation · Census 2011 · code 802710

Nagpur 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.
Population2,405,665people
Households527,634PCA households
Literacy rate91.92%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.07%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople2,405,6651,225,4051,180,260
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6247,078128,290118,788
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+1,984,1231,036,097948,026
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+91.92%94.44%89.31%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople475,425238,629236,796
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople185,28194,63890,643
Total workersCensus workers843,771659,463184,308
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.07%53.82%15.62%
Main workersworked at least 6 months779,259620,325158,934
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months64,51239,13825,374
Non-workerspeople1,561,894565,942995,952

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 19251; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 527,634 households and 2,405,665 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.27% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 94.44% for males and 89.31% for females.
  • Of 843,771 workers, 92.35% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators3,4241,461
Agricultural labourers5,6831,157
Household industry workers26,7314,490
Other workers743,42157,404

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
Nagpur (M Corp.)505040322,405,665

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