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Desaiganj 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 28,781 people
Households 6,511 PCA households
Literacy rate 88.38% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 38.55% % 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 28,781 14,388 14,393 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 3,064 1,575 1,489 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 22,729 11,990 10,739 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 88.38% 93.58% 83.22% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 5,465 2,754 2,711 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 1,806 875 931 Total workersCensus workers 11,096 7,760 3,336 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 38.55% 53.93% 23.18% Main workersworked at least 6 months 8,292 6,079 2,213 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 2,804 1,681 1,123 Non-workerspeople 17,685 6,628 11,057
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 6,511 households and 28,781 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 10.65% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 93.58% for males and 83.22% for females. Of 11,096 workers, 74.73% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 481 121 Agricultural labourers 1,583 1,230 Household industry workers 438 105 Other workers 5,790 1,348
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 Desaiganj (M Cl) 508 04052 28,781
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.