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Census town · Census 2011 · code 162517

Baswar 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.
Population5,552people
Households927PCA households
Literacy rate52.87%% of people aged 7+
Work participation25.92%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople5,5522,9142,638
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6988528460
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+2,4131,506907
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+52.87%63.12%41.64%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,306668638
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers1,4391,318121
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population25.92%45.23%4.59%
Main workersworked at least 6 months62858147
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months81173774
Non-workerspeople4,1131,5962,517

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 5048; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 927 households and 5,552 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 17.8% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 63.12% for males and 41.64% for females.
  • Of 1,439 workers, 43.64% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators9820
Agricultural labourers29115
Household industry workers3310
Other workers468666

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
Baswar (CT)175008925,552

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.