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Town · Census 2011 · code 803254

Canacona 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.
Population12,434people
Households2,879PCA households
Literacy rate89.31%% of people aged 7+
Work participation34.79%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople12,4346,2946,140
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,260662598
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+9,9805,2434,737
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+89.31%93.09%85.47%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople703337
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople20613373
Total workersCensus workers4,3263,2301,096
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population34.79%51.32%17.85%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,4702,631839
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months856599257
Non-workerspeople8,1083,0645,044

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 25632; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,879 households and 12,434 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.13% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 93.09% for males and 85.47% for females.
  • Of 4,326 workers, 80.21% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators2623
Agricultural labourers3418
Household industry workers14726
Other workers3,263789

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
Canacona (M Cl)5860561912,434

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.