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Town including outgrowths · Census 2011 · code 802954

Pithapuram population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Andhra Pradesh, using 2011 geography.

Andhra Pradesh · Census 2011East Godavari district
Historical geographic unit. Census 2011 town boundary and classification. The primary total includes the outgrowths (OG) explicitly included in the source name; it is not a municipal-core-only count. This is not a present-day population or an urban-agglomeration total.
Population54,859people
Households15,175PCA households
Literacy rate74.7%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.85%% of all residents
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Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople54,85927,16327,696
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–65,3612,7382,623
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+36,97619,22417,752
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+74.7%78.71%70.8%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople9,7624,8384,924
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople494251243
Total workersCensus workers19,66915,4884,181
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.85%57.02%15.1%
Main workersworked at least 6 months16,59013,6432,947
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months3,0791,8451,234
Non-workerspeople35,19011,67523,515

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 22735; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 15,175 households and 54,859 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.77% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 78.71% for males and 70.8% for females.
  • Of 19,669 workers, 84.35% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators54736
Agricultural labourers6,0791,559
Household industry workers422145
Other workers9,5421,339

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
Pithapuram (M + OG)5450491154,859

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.

Town proper, excluding outgrowths

The source also supplies a narrower town-proper record. It contains 52,360 people. This component is already inside the wider total and must not be added again.

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople52,36025,89126,469
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–65,1162,6142,502
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+35,43418,39217,042
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+75%79.01%71.11%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople9,2514,5674,684
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople494251243
Total workersCensus workers18,61014,6863,924
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.54%56.72%14.82%
Main workersworked at least 6 months15,64012,8942,746
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months2,9701,7921,178
Non-workerspeople33,75011,20522,545

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 22736; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
Source access notes and archived workbooks