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Town · Census 2011 · code 802866

Phaltan 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.
Population52,118people
Households11,177PCA households
Literacy rate88.48%% of people aged 7+
Work participation34.12%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople52,11826,24225,876
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–65,3952,8952,500
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+41,33921,64619,693
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+88.48%92.71%84.24%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople9,0474,4814,566
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople388203185
Total workersCensus workers17,78313,5294,254
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population34.12%51.55%16.44%
Main workersworked at least 6 months16,05812,4703,588
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,7251,059666
Non-workerspeople34,33512,71321,622

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 20345; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 11,177 households and 52,118 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.35% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 92.71% for males and 84.24% for females.
  • Of 17,783 workers, 90.3% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators54036
Agricultural labourers605108
Household industry workers852196
Other workers14,0611,385

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
Phaltan (M Cl)5270425852,118

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.