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Town · Census 2011 · code 802807

Shirur 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.
Population37,111people
Households8,030PCA households
Literacy rate85.18%% of people aged 7+
Work participation33.4%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople37,11119,00318,108
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–64,7282,5612,167
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+27,58514,55213,033
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+85.18%88.51%81.76%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople4,6132,3322,281
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1,008487521
Total workersCensus workers12,3949,7772,617
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population33.4%51.45%14.45%
Main workersworked at least 6 months11,5429,3032,239
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months852474378
Non-workerspeople24,7179,22615,491

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 20027; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 8,030 households and 37,111 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.74% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 88.51% for males and 81.76% for females.
  • Of 12,394 workers, 93.13% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators24018
Agricultural labourers24240
Household industry workers253190
Other workers10,807604

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
Shirur (M Cl)5210418937,111

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.