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Municipal corporation · Census 2011 · code 802856

Solapur 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.
Population951,558people
Households188,503PCA households
Literacy rate82.8%% of people aged 7+
Work participation37.3%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople951,558481,064470,494
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6109,36057,00152,359
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+697,327380,064317,263
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+82.8%89.62%75.88%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople138,07869,33668,742
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople17,9829,1088,874
Total workersCensus workers354,935250,161104,774
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population37.3%52%22.27%
Main workersworked at least 6 months328,455234,60093,855
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months26,48015,56110,919
Non-workerspeople596,623230,903365,720

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 20293; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 188,503 households and 951,558 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.49% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 89.62% for males and 75.88% for females.
  • Of 354,935 workers, 92.54% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators3,708620
Agricultural labourers6,952922
Household industry workers35,4452,977
Other workers282,35021,961

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
Solapur (M Corp.) 52604247951,558

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