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Census town · Census 2011 · code 063957

Burari population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in NCT of Delhi, 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.
Population146,190people
Households28,610PCA households
Literacy rate88.98%% of people aged 7+
Work participation30.22%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople146,19078,10368,087
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–618,49610,0108,486
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+113,61664,12049,496
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+88.98%94.17%83.05%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople16,2858,5647,721
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers44,18139,1565,025
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population30.22%50.13%7.38%
Main workersworked at least 6 months41,80537,4744,331
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months2,3761,682694
Non-workerspeople102,00938,94763,062

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 2358; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 28,610 households and 146,190 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.65% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 94.17% for males and 83.05% for females.
  • Of 44,181 workers, 94.62% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators48152
Agricultural labourers428142
Household industry workers777109
Other workers40,1192,073

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
Burari (CT)09100433146,190

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