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Town · Census 2011 · code 802805

Mahad population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Maharashtra, using 2011 geography.

Maharashtra · Census 2011Raigarh district
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.
Population27,536people
Households6,430PCA households
Literacy rate94.32%% of people aged 7+
Work participation32.94%% of all residents
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Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople27,53614,02513,511
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,8171,4851,332
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+23,31612,06211,254
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+94.32%96.19%92.4%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,707867840
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople350229121
Total workersCensus workers9,0707,1921,878
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population32.94%51.28%13.9%
Main workersworked at least 6 months8,6036,8881,715
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months467304163
Non-workerspeople18,4666,83311,633

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 20006; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 6,430 households and 27,536 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.23% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 96.19% for males and 92.4% for females.
  • Of 9,070 workers, 94.85% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators3119
Agricultural labourers438
Household industry workers31028
Other workers8,219412

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
Mahad (M Cl)5200418527,536

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