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Census town · Census 2011 · code 321982

Beharia population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in West Bengal, 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.
Population9,584people
Households2,223PCA households
Literacy rate79.96%% of people aged 7+
Work participation44.92%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople9,5845,0134,571
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6833424409
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+6,9973,8823,115
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+79.96%84.59%74.84%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,6551,9201,735
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople385185200
Total workersCensus workers4,3053,1311,174
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population44.92%62.46%25.68%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,9122,998914
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months393133260
Non-workerspeople5,2791,8823,397

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 11252; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,223 households and 9,584 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.69% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 84.59% for males and 74.84% for females.
  • Of 4,305 workers, 90.87% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1483
Agricultural labourers29658
Household industry workers2,219215
Other workers1,249117

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
Beharia (CT)336023119,584

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.