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Macherla 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.
Population 57,290 people
Households 14,572 PCA households
Literacy rate 71.13% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 43.24% % of all residents
Population, children, literacy and work by sex Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Males Females Populationpeople 57,290 28,454 28,836 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 6,430 3,314 3,116 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 36,176 20,206 15,970 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 71.13% 80.37% 62.09% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 8,150 3,991 4,159 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 2,560 1,264 1,296 Total workersCensus workers 24,774 16,304 8,470 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 43.24% 57.3% 29.37% Main workersworked at least 6 months 22,486 15,458 7,028 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 2,288 846 1,442 Non-workerspeople 32,516 12,150 20,366
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 14,572 households and 57,290 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 11.22% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 80.37% for males and 62.09% for females. Of 24,774 workers, 90.76% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 492 23 Agricultural labourers 7,041 1,098 Household industry workers 391 60 Other workers 14,562 1,107
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Source components of this town Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Published component District code Subdistrict code People Macherla (M) 548 05040 57,290
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.