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Town · Census 2011 · code 802843

Nilanga 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.
Population36,172people
Households6,617PCA households
Literacy rate79.97%% of people aged 7+
Work participation32.22%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople36,17218,67317,499
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–64,6922,4402,252
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+25,17413,93511,239
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+79.97%85.84%73.71%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople7,0263,5813,445
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople716371345
Total workersCensus workers11,6548,8932,761
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population32.22%47.62%15.78%
Main workersworked at least 6 months10,1557,9922,163
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,499901598
Non-workerspeople24,5189,78014,738

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 20231; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 6,617 households and 36,172 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.97% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 85.84% for males and 73.71% for females.
  • Of 11,654 workers, 87.14% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators891142
Agricultural labourers2,538447
Household industry workers30667
Other workers6,420843

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
Nilanga (M Cl)5240423336,172

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.