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Town · Census 2011 · code 803251

Quepem 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.
Population14,795people
Households3,613PCA households
Literacy rate83.56%% of people aged 7+
Work participation36.63%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople14,7957,2777,518
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,513756757
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+11,0985,6975,401
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+83.56%87.36%79.88%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople216105111
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople3,2861,5081,778
Total workersCensus workers5,4193,8361,583
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population36.63%52.71%21.06%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,7142,769945
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,7051,067638
Non-workerspeople9,3763,4415,935

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 25622; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,613 households and 14,795 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.23% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 87.36% for males and 79.88% for females.
  • Of 5,419 workers, 68.54% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators4137
Agricultural labourers100484
Household industry workers4833
Other workers3,5251,151

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
Quepem (M Cl)5860561714,795

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.