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Bilaspur population.Households, literacy and work. Primary Census Abstract for this district in Himachal Pradesh, using 2011 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.
Population 381,956 people
Households 80,485 PCA households
Literacy rate 84.59% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 53.9% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 381,956 356,827 25,129 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 80,485 74,712 5,773 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 41,956 39,501 2,455 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 10.98% 11.07% 9.77% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 981 986 917 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 900 903 843 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 287,620 266,816 20,804 Literacy rate% 84.59% 84.08% 91.75% Male literacy rate% 91.16% 90.93% 94.34% Female literacy rate% 77.97% 77.22% 88.96% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 98,989 93,678 5,311 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 10,693 10,334 359 Total workersCensus workers 205,871 195,691 10,180 Work participation rate% 53.9% 54.84% 40.51% Main workersworked at least 6 months 103,406 95,053 8,353 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 102,465 100,638 1,827 Non-workerspeople 176,085 161,136 14,949
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What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 80,485 households and 381,956 residents. Urban residents made up 6.58% of the population. Rural residents made up 93.42%. Children aged 0–6 made up 10.98% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.16% for males and 77.97% for females. Of 205,871 workers, 50.23% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 40,563 86,606 Agricultural labourers 1,163 2,975 Household industry workers 1,492 1,069 Other workers 60,188 11,815
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
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 800121 13,654 people within this district · Town
Census code 800118 7,899 people within this district · Town
Census code 800119 2,372 people within this district · Town
Census code 800120 1,204 people within this district · Town