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Bijapur population.Households, literacy and work. Primary Census Abstract for this district in Chhattisgarh, 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 255,230 people
Households 54,757 PCA households
Literacy rate 40.86% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 52.71% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 255,230 225,630 29,600 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 54,757 48,289 6,468 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 42,495 38,329 4,166 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 16.65% 16.99% 14.07% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 984 991 932 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 978 984 919 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 86,919 68,046 18,873 Literacy rate% 40.86% 36.33% 74.2% Male literacy rate% 50.46% 45.87% 83.24% Female literacy rate% 31.11% 26.71% 64.54% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 10,122 7,567 2,555 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 204,189 188,527 15,662 Total workersCensus workers 134,525 123,268 11,257 Work participation rate% 52.71% 54.63% 38.03% Main workersworked at least 6 months 69,338 60,603 8,735 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 65,187 62,665 2,522 Non-workerspeople 120,705 102,362 18,343
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Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 54,757 households and 255,230 residents. Urban residents made up 11.6% of the population. Rural residents made up 88.4%. Children aged 0–6 made up 16.65% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 50.46% for males and 31.11% for females. Of 134,525 workers, 51.54% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 43,260 23,244 Agricultural labourers 10,536 39,323 Household industry workers 454 945 Other workers 15,088 1,675
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 802076 16,129 people within this district · Town
Census code 802077 9,026 people within this district · Town
Census code 802075 4,445 people within this district · Town