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Town · Census 2011 · code 802797

Matheran 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.
Population4,393people
Households977PCA households
Literacy rate88.55%% of people aged 7+
Work participation37.49%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople4,3932,2482,145
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6412213199
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+3,5251,8621,663
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+88.55%91.5%85.46%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople623304319
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople18310974
Total workersCensus workers1,6471,318329
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population37.49%58.63%15.34%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,5571,255302
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months906327
Non-workerspeople2,7469301,816

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 19947; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 977 households and 4,393 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.38% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.5% for males and 85.46% for females.
  • Of 1,647 workers, 94.54% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators40
Agricultural labourers00
Household industry workers111
Other workers1,54289

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
Matheran (M Cl)520041744,393

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.