The average literacy of the town was 66.47%, compared to the national average of 72.99%. The town had a total of  11,210 households. There were a total of 21,194 workers, comprising 38 cultivators, 79 main agricultural labourers, 513 in house hold industries, 19,674 other workers, 890 marginal workers, 12 marginal cultivators, 12 marginal agricultural labourers, 32 marginal workers in household industries and 834 other marginal workers.
The literacy rate of the town was 66.47%, compared to the national average of 72.99%. The town had a total population of 11,210 households and employed 21,194 people.  There were 38 cultivators, 79 main agricultural labourers, 513 workers in household industries, 19,674 other workers, 890 marginal workers, 12 marginal cultivators, 12 marginal agricultural labourers, 32 marginal workers in household industries and 834 other marginal workers.