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Census town · Census 2011 · code 005963

Bhalwal population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Jammu and Kashmir, using 2011 geography.

Historical geographic unit. Census 2011 town boundary and classification. The primary total is the single published town row. This is not a present-day population or an urban-agglomeration total.
Population14,174people
Households3,104PCA households
Literacy rate78.42%% of people aged 7+
Work participation28%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople14,1747,4566,718
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,609887722
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+9,8545,5894,265
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+78.42%85.08%71.13%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople4,3852,3452,040
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople999525474
Total workersCensus workers3,9693,518451
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population28%47.18%6.71%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,2752,943332
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months694575119
Non-workerspeople10,2053,9386,267

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 416; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,104 households and 14,174 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.35% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 85.08% for males and 71.13% for females.
  • Of 3,969 workers, 82.51% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators40036
Agricultural labourers115292
Household industry workers4111
Other workers2,719355

The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.

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Source components of this town

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Published componentDistrict codeSubdistrict codePeople
Bhalwal (CT)0210007914,174

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.