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Town · Census 2011 · code 804041

Port Blair population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, 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.
Population108,058people
Households27,049PCA households
Literacy rate90.28%% of people aged 7+
Work participation40.72%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople108,05857,76150,297
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–610,6995,5225,177
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+87,89448,66539,229
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+90.28%93.16%86.94%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople000
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1,476732744
Total workersCensus workers44,00634,8799,127
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population40.72%60.39%18.15%
Main workersworked at least 6 months40,98732,9498,038
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months3,0191,9301,089
Non-workerspeople64,05222,88241,170

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 28387; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 27,049 households and 108,058 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.9% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 93.16% for males and 86.94% for females.
  • Of 44,006 workers, 93.14% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators19064
Agricultural labourers8412
Household industry workers26445
Other workers40,4492,898

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
Port Blair (M Cl)64005923108,058

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