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Census town · Census 2011 · code 114483

Basta population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Uttar Pradesh, 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.
Population8,697people
Households1,334PCA households
Literacy rate68.35%% of people aged 7+
Work participation29.88%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople8,6974,5674,130
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,262646616
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+5,0822,9192,163
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+68.35%74.45%61.55%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople532
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers2,5992,112487
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population29.88%46.24%11.79%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,8751,547328
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months724565159
Non-workerspeople6,0982,4553,643

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 3838; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,334 households and 8,697 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 14.51% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 74.45% for males and 61.55% for females.
  • Of 2,599 workers, 72.14% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators8315
Agricultural labourers10897
Household industry workers45996
Other workers1,225516

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
Basta (CT)134007168,697

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.