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Town · Census 2011 · code 802910

Metpalle population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Andhra Pradesh, 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.
Population50,902people
Households12,070PCA households
Literacy rate74.34%% of people aged 7+
Work participation46.86%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople50,90225,47525,427
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–65,3252,7342,591
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+33,88318,96014,923
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+74.34%83.37%65.35%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople6,4023,1643,238
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople776399377
Total workersCensus workers23,85413,60010,254
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population46.86%53.39%40.33%
Main workersworked at least 6 months21,70212,6549,048
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months2,1529461,206
Non-workerspeople27,04811,87515,173

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 20959; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 12,070 households and 50,902 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.46% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 83.37% for males and 65.35% for females.
  • Of 23,854 workers, 90.98% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators66612
Agricultural labourers2,243123
Household industry workers5,576449
Other workers13,2171,568

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
Metpalle (M)5340441750,902

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.