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Census town · Census 2011 · code 006672

Birpur 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.
Population7,177people
Households1,361PCA households
Literacy rate83.49%% of people aged 7+
Work participation27.25%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople7,1773,8413,336
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6921501420
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+5,2233,0072,216
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+83.49%90.03%75.99%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,0641,083981
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople454247207
Total workersCensus workers1,9561,736220
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population27.25%45.2%6.59%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,6161,467149
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months34026971
Non-workerspeople5,2212,1053,116

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 447; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,361 households and 7,177 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.83% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 90.03% for males and 75.99% for females.
  • Of 1,956 workers, 82.62% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators67
Agricultural labourers105
Household industry workers93
Other workers1,591325

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
Birpur (CT)022000827,177

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.