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Census town · Census 2011 · code 523684

Solsumba population.
Households, literacy and work.

A detailed town profile in Gujarat, using the original Primary Census Abstract. Every figure on this page belongs to the source’s 2011 population and 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.
Population18,796people
Households4,622PCA households
Literacy rate85.84%% of people aged 7+
Work participation41.26%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople18,79610,7348,062
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,2701,1901,080
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+14,1868,7265,460
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+85.84%91.43%78.2%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople341176165
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople3,7441,8911,853
Total workersCensus workers7,7566,6361,120
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population41.26%61.82%13.89%
Main workersworked at least 6 months7,2636,304959
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months493332161
Non-workerspeople11,0404,0986,942

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
Data! rows 18729; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • The source records 4,622 households and 18,796 residents. These household and person counts are separate measures.
  • Children aged 0–6 accounted for 12.08% of residents. This historical age group helps describe the age structure in 2011; it does not measure today’s children.
  • Male literacy was 91.43% and female literacy was 78.2%, each calculated among the corresponding population aged 7 and above.
  • Of 7,756 Census workers, 93.64% were main workers. Census work includes more than salaried employment.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators4314
Agricultural labourers8482
Household industry workers1269
Other workers7,010388

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 town. 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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Source components of this town

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Published componentDistrict codeSubdistrict codePeople
Solsumba (CT)4910393118,796

The main profile combines the selected, non-overlapping components. A municipal-core row and its wider row including outgrowths are not added together.