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district · Census 2011 · code 275

Bishnupur population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this district in Manipur, 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.
Population237,399people
Households46,580PCA households
Literacy rate75.85%% of people aged 7+
Work participation46.31%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople237,399149,89487,505
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds46,58029,23717,343
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–631,30320,10911,194
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%13.19%13.42%12.79%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males9999941,006
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6933936929
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+156,33395,55860,775
Literacy rate%75.85%73.63%79.64%
Male literacy rate%85.11%83.4%88.03%
Female literacy rate%66.68%63.89%71.4%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople22,11321,834279
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople3,2871,5121,775
Total workersCensus workers109,93771,75838,179
Work participation rate%46.31%47.87%43.63%
Main workersworked at least 6 months76,42348,79627,627
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months33,51422,96210,552
Non-workerspeople127,46278,13649,326

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Sheet1! rows 869, 870, 871; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 46,580 households and 237,399 residents.
  • Urban residents made up 36.86% of the population. Rural residents made up 63.14%.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 13.19% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 85.11% for males and 66.68% for females.
  • Of 109,937 workers, 69.52% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators26,5427,816
Agricultural labourers4,74510,364
Household industry workers5,5606,007
Other workers39,5769,327

The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.

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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 801473

Moirang

19,893 people within this district · Town

Census code 801469

Nambol

17,081 people within this district · Town

The full town profile includes parts in more than one district.

Census code 801472

Ningthoukhong

13,078 people within this district · Town

Census code 801471

Bishnupur

12,167 people within this district · Town

Census code 801475

Kumbi

9,546 people within this district · Town

Census code 801474

Kwakta

8,579 people within this district · Town

Census code 801470

Oinam

7,161 people within this district · Town