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Palghar 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 68,930 people
Households 16,273 PCA households
Literacy rate 87.9% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 40.31% % 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 68,930 36,523 32,407 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 8,139 4,210 3,929 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 53,435 29,664 23,771 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 87.9% 91.8% 83.47% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 3,419 1,775 1,644 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 9,720 4,750 4,970 Total workersCensus workers 27,786 21,327 6,459 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 40.31% 58.39% 19.93% Main workersworked at least 6 months 25,176 19,709 5,467 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 2,610 1,618 992 Non-workerspeople 41,144 15,196 25,948
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 16,273 households and 68,930 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 11.81% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.8% for males and 83.47% for females. Of 27,786 workers, 90.61% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 413 106 Agricultural labourers 651 242 Household industry workers 853 228 Other workers 23,259 2,034
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 Palghar (M Cl) 517 04163 68,930
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.
Religion in Census 2011 Scroll sideways for all columns.
Residents by reported religion Community Residents Share Hindu 56,484 81.94% Muslim 7,632 11.07% Christian 837 1.21% Sikh 124 0.18% Buddhist 1,641 2.38% Jain 1,969 2.86% Other religions and persuasions 27 0.04% Religion not stated 216 0.31%
Source: Census C-01 · Original workbook · workbook row 996 · checked 2026-11-09.
Slum population in Census 2011 Census recorded 2,600 residents in 532 slum households, or 3.77% of this town’s population. The denominator is the matched town boundary. The table measures the Census 2011 slum definition.
Source: Census PCA Slum · Original workbook · workbook row 1702 · checked 2026-11-09.
Municipal wards in Census 2011 Scroll sideways for all columns.
Published ward rows Ward Residents Households Ward 1 3,460 778 Ward 2 3,115 718 Ward 3 2,999 746 Ward 4 2,402 527 Ward 5 3,067 679 Ward 6 2,598 677 Ward 7 2,143 546 Ward 8 2,748 653 Ward 9 3,137 708 Ward 10 1,555 342 Ward 11 2,156 452 Ward 12 3,206 713 Ward 13 2,508 629 Ward 14 2,740 638 Ward 15 2,285 498 Ward 16 2,061 443 Ward 17 2,550 608 Ward 18 2,793 666 Ward 19 3,924 981 Ward 20 2,859 668 Ward 21 3,024 728 Ward 22 4,084 991 Ward 23 3,011 788 Ward 24 2,441 575 Ward 25 2,064 521
Source: Thane PCA town and ward workbook · Original workbook · checked 2026-11-09.