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Town · Census 2011 · code 802953

Samalkot 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.
Population56,864people
Households16,044PCA households
Literacy rate74.58%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople56,86428,11528,749
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–65,7932,9742,819
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+38,08719,80318,284
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+74.58%78.77%70.51%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople10,3435,0705,273
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople855459396
Total workersCensus workers19,90216,3613,541
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35%58.19%12.32%
Main workersworked at least 6 months17,03114,5082,523
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months2,8711,8531,018
Non-workerspeople36,96211,75425,208

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 22731; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 16,044 households and 56,864 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.19% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 78.77% for males and 70.51% for females.
  • Of 19,902 workers, 85.57% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators38323
Agricultural labourers5,8681,318
Household industry workers34776
Other workers10,4331,454

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
Samalkot (M)5450491056,864

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.