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district · Census 2011 · code 495

Daman population.
Households, literacy and work.

A detailed district profile in Daman and Diu, using the original Primary Census Abstract. Every figure on this page belongs to the source’s 2011 population and geography.

Historical geographic unit. Historical Census 2011 district boundary. This record does not represent a present-day district unless the boundaries are independently shown to match.
Population191,173people
Households50,376PCA households
Literacy rate88.07%% of people aged 7+
Work participation55.2%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople191,17332,313158,860
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds50,3767,41342,963
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–620,4583,41917,039
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%10.7%10.58%10.73%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males534759495
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6897914893
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+150,34824,893125,455
Literacy rate%88.07%86.15%88.46%
Male literacy rate%91.61%92.07%91.53%
Female literacy rate%80.98%78.19%81.75%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople4,2621,6742,588
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople15,2407,6157,625
Total workersCensus workers105,52114,77990,742
Work participation rate%55.2%45.74%57.12%
Main workersworked at least 6 months101,71713,49288,225
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months3,8041,2872,517
Non-workerspeople85,65217,53468,118

Calculated percentages retain the denominator named in each row. Counts are reported people or households, and are not estimates for a later year.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Sheet1! rows 1562, 1563, 1564; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
Source access notes and archived workbooks

What stands out in this profile?

  • The source records 50,376 households and 191,173 residents. These household and person counts are separate measures.
  • Urban residents accounted for 83.1% of this area’s population, compared with 16.9% in rural areas.
  • Children aged 0–6 accounted for 10.7% of residents. This historical age group helps describe the age structure in 2011; it does not measure today’s children.
  • Male literacy was 91.61% and female literacy was 80.98%, each calculated among the corresponding population aged 7 and above.
  • Of 105,521 Census workers, 96.4% were main workers. Census work includes more than salaried employment.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1,247598
Agricultural labourers302179
Household industry workers33277
Other workers99,8362,950

Cultivators, agricultural labourers, household industry workers and other workers are separate Census activity categories. A worker count is not a count of employees on a company payroll.

Using the profile in research

These are historical counts, not current market estimates or present-day projections for this district. Read the research guidance before choosing a denominator or adding eligibility, adoption and spending assumptions.

Definitions, calculation methods and source access

Literacy uses people aged 7 and above; work participation uses all residents. Main workers worked at least six months. Households are the PCA household count, not houses. Rates with zero denominators are unavailable. Names and boundaries belong to Census 2011.

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Towns connected to this district

The population displayed here counts only the source components within this district. A linked full-town profile can include components in other districts.

Census code 524930

Dadhel

52,578 people within this district · Census town

Census code 802638

Daman

44,282 people within this district · Town

Census code 524931

Kachigam

18,434 people within this district · Census town

Census code 524927

Kadaiya

12,717 people within this district · Census town

Census code 524929

Dunetha

12,470 people within this district · Census town

Census code 524928

Bhimpore

10,936 people within this district · Census town

Census code 524926

Marwad

7,443 people within this district · Census town