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Dahanu 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 50,287 people
Households 11,397 PCA households
Literacy rate 84.66% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 39.57% % 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 50,287 25,790 24,497 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 5,242 2,691 2,551 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 38,137 20,782 17,355 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 84.66% 89.97% 79.08% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 2,471 1,245 1,226 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 9,323 4,553 4,770 Total workersCensus workers 19,901 14,456 5,445 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 39.57% 56.05% 22.23% Main workersworked at least 6 months 17,921 13,205 4,716 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 1,980 1,251 729 Non-workerspeople 30,386 11,334 19,052
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 11,397 households and 50,287 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 10.42% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 89.97% for males and 79.08% for females. Of 19,901 workers, 90.05% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 239 65 Agricultural labourers 584 52 Household industry workers 1,102 167 Other workers 15,996 1,696
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 Dahanu (M Cl) 517 04158 50,287
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.
Religion in Census 2011 Scroll sideways for all columns.
Residents by reported religion Community Residents Share Hindu 41,289 82.11% Muslim 5,830 11.59% Christian 672 1.34% Sikh 156 0.31% Buddhist 313 0.62% Jain 1,419 2.82% Other religions and persuasions 484 0.96% Religion not stated 124 0.25%
Source: Census C-01 · Original workbook · workbook row 975 · checked 2026-11-09.
Municipal wards in Census 2011 Scroll sideways for all columns.
Published ward rows Ward Residents Households Ward 1 1,576 341 Ward 2 1,870 441 Ward 3 2,468 561 Ward 4 4,451 929 Ward 5 1,244 287 Ward 6 1,937 437 Ward 7 1,592 339 Ward 8 1,755 376 Ward 9 1,620 365 Ward 10 2,224 513 Ward 11 2,711 654 Ward 12 3,146 733 Ward 13 1,718 384 Ward 14 1,808 374 Ward 15 2,044 482 Ward 16 2,422 577 Ward 17 1,983 460 Ward 18 1,853 428 Ward 19 1,939 447 Ward 20 2,130 432 Ward 21 2,346 545 Ward 22 3,480 823 Ward 23 1,970 469
Source: Thane PCA town and ward workbook · Original workbook · checked 2026-11-09.