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Town · Census 2011 · code 802824

Shirdi 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.
Population36,004people
Households7,775PCA households
Literacy rate83.89%% of people aged 7+
Work participation33.62%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople36,00418,75117,253
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–65,1072,7452,362
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+25,92114,39511,526
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+83.89%89.94%77.4%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople7,2823,7313,551
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1,299653646
Total workersCensus workers12,1069,8982,208
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population33.62%52.79%12.8%
Main workersworked at least 6 months11,3309,3911,939
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months776507269
Non-workerspeople23,8988,85315,045

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 20110; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 7,775 households and 36,004 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 14.18% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 89.94% for males and 77.4% for females.
  • Of 12,106 workers, 93.59% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators51834
Agricultural labourers835142
Household industry workers30046
Other workers9,677554

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
Shirdi (NP)5220420436,004

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.