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Town · Census 2011 · code 803242

Mapusa population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Goa, 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.
Population39,989people
Households9,466PCA households
Literacy rate92.05%% of people aged 7+
Work participation40.63%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople39,98920,32219,667
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–63,7901,9881,802
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+33,32017,30616,014
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+92.05%94.39%89.64%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,638809829
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1548272
Total workersCensus workers16,24811,8504,398
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population40.63%58.31%22.36%
Main workersworked at least 6 months14,56610,7943,772
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,6821,056626
Non-workerspeople23,7418,47215,269

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 25552; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 9,466 households and 39,989 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.48% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 94.39% for males and 89.64% for females.
  • Of 16,248 workers, 89.65% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators12134
Agricultural labourers6113
Household industry workers50282
Other workers13,8821,553

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
Mapusa (M Cl)5850561039,989

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.