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Barpeta population.Households, literacy and work. Primary Census Abstract for this district in Assam, 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 1,693,622 people
Households 337,929 PCA households
Literacy rate 63.81% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 33.17% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 1,693,622 1,546,269 147,353 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 337,929 306,434 31,495 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 287,829 273,296 14,533 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 16.99% 17.67% 9.86% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 953 953 959 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 961 961 965 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 897,058 782,462 114,596 Literacy rate% 63.81% 61.47% 86.28% Male literacy rate% 69.29% 67.09% 90.44% Female literacy rate% 58.06% 55.56% 81.94% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 95,320 73,946 21,374 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 27,344 25,829 1,515 Total workersCensus workers 561,824 510,562 51,262 Work participation rate% 33.17% 33.02% 34.79% Main workersworked at least 6 months 439,453 393,564 45,889 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 122,371 116,998 5,373 Non-workerspeople 1,131,798 1,035,707 96,091
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 337,929 households and 1,693,622 residents. Urban residents made up 8.7% of the population. Rural residents made up 91.3%. Children aged 0–6 made up 16.99% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 69.29% for males and 58.06% for females. Of 561,824 workers, 78.22% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 184,770 20,489 Agricultural labourers 56,932 42,014 Household industry workers 16,499 13,843 Other workers 181,252 46,025
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 801557 42,649 people within this district · Town
Census code 801555 35,571 people within this district · Town
Census code 801558 18,301 people within this district · Town
Census code 801560 11,242 people within this district · Town
Census code 282692 10,210 people within this district · Census town
Census code 283005 8,264 people within this district · Census town
Census code 801556 8,112 people within this district · Town
Census code 801559 6,913 people within this district · Town
Census code 282691 6,091 people within this district · Census town