What stands out in this profile?
- The source records 698,404 households and 2,722,290 residents. These household and person counts are separate measures.
- Urban residents accounted for 49.15% of this area’s population, compared with 50.85% in rural areas.
- Children aged 0–6 accounted for 10.01% of residents. This historical age group helps describe the age structure in 2011; it does not measure today’s children.
- Male literacy was 89.72% and female literacy was 76.87%, each calculated among the corresponding population aged 7 and above.
- Of 1,213,979 Census workers, 89.16% were main workers. Census work includes more than salaried employment.
What kinds of work were recorded?
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| Economic activity | Main workers | Marginal workers |
|---|---|---|
| Cultivators | 161,657 | 9,012 |
| Agricultural labourers | 319,720 | 59,062 |
| Household industry workers | 25,174 | 5,212 |
| Other workers | 575,778 | 58,364 |
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
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