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Town · Census 2011 · code 802770

Paithan 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.
Population41,536people
Households8,350PCA households
Literacy rate81.59%% of people aged 7+
Work participation36.95%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople41,53621,26920,267
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–65,4672,9832,484
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+29,42816,24013,188
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+81.59%88.81%74.16%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople5,8913,0142,877
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople519261258
Total workersCensus workers15,34610,9924,354
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population36.95%51.68%21.48%
Main workersworked at least 6 months13,4479,9773,470
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,8991,015884
Non-workerspeople26,19010,27715,913

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 19733; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 8,350 households and 41,536 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 13.16% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 88.81% for males and 74.16% for females.
  • Of 15,346 workers, 87.63% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators74144
Agricultural labourers2,691436
Household industry workers783200
Other workers9,2321,219

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
Paithan (M Cl)5150414141,536

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.