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Table: Distribution of Population, Literacy, Sex Ratio,
Workers & Non-Workers by sex-wise for Major Cities in
India, 1981-2001
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G.Mumbai
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Kolkata
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Delhi
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Chennai
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Bangalore
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Hyderabad
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Ahmedabad
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Population |
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1981 Male
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4641083
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5140019
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3159737
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2215522
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1538796
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1316689
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1346730
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Female
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3586249
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4025631
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2553844
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2061113
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1374741
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1211509
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1168465
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1991 Male
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6891222
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6022489
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4601590
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2805566
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2170985
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2251452
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1753320
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Female
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5705021
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4999429
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3817494
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2616419
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1959303
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2092985
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1558896
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2001 Male
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9021789
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7064138
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7069371
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3355524
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2988561
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2973472
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2401422
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Female
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7412597
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6141559
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5808099
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3204718
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2712885
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2768564
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2123591
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Literacy rate |
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1981 Male
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73.93
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70.95
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69.04
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73.14
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69.22
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64.84
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70.41
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Female
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60.23
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58.62
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54.29
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57.87
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55.91
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45.68
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54.80
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1991 Male
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88.31
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82.04
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82.42
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88.08
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85.34
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78.56
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86.61
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Female
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75.82
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71.04
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68.62
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74.46
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72.87
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62.27
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71.78
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2001 Male
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81.27
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78.75
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75.15
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81.24
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78.97
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73.28
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78.31
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Female
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71.31
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70.52
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64.10
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72.11
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70.34
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63.28
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68.02
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Sex
Ratio |
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1981
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773
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783
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808
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930
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893
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920
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868
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1991
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827
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830
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829
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932
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902
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929
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889
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2001
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822
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869
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822
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955
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907
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931
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884
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Workers |
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1981 Male
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55.37
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51.93
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52.28
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48.18
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49.40
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47.28
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50.05
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Female
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9.12
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5.80
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6.62
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8.49
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8.89
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10.06
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75.86
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1991 Male
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54.68
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51.29
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52.15
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50.98
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52.76
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47.00
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49.95
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Female
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10.91
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5.55
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7.56
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8.54
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11.52
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8.26
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6.03
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2001 Male
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56.20
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55.58
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52.25
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54.40
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57.61
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48.65
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52.47
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Female
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12.63
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10.79
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9.29
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13.32
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17.48
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10.73
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8.73
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Non-workers |
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1981 Male
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44.62
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48.06
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47.71
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51.81
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50.59
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52.71
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49.94
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Female
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90.87
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94.19
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93.37
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91.50
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91.10
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89.93
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24.13
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1991 Male
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45.31
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48.70
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47.84
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49.01
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47.23
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52.99
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50.04
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Female
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90.08
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94.44
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92.43
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91.45
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88.47
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91.7
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93.96
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2001 Male
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43.79
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44.41
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47.74
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45.95
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42.38
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51.34
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47.52
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Female
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87.36
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89.20
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90.70
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86.67
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82.51
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89.26
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91.26
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Source: Census of India 1981,
Series I, Part II B(i), Primary Census Abstract General
Population
Census of India 1981,Series I,
Paper 3 of 1981, Provisional Population Tables Workers &
Non-Workers Census of India,1991, Series I,Part II A(ii)
A series Towns & Urban Agglomerations, 1991 with their
Population 1901- 1991, table A4.

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