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Census town · Census 2011 · code 509611

Bechar Alias Becharaji population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Gujarat, 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.
Population12,574people
Households2,709PCA households
Literacy rate82.47%% of people aged 7+
Work participation36.43%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople12,5746,5406,034
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,417768649
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+9,2015,2443,957
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+82.47%90.85%73.48%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople521271250
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople743440
Total workersCensus workers4,5813,653928
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population36.43%55.86%15.38%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,3723,556816
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months20997112
Non-workerspeople7,9932,8875,106

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 17843; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,709 households and 12,574 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.27% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 90.85% for males and 73.48% for females.
  • Of 4,581 workers, 95.44% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1041
Agricultural labourers33053
Household industry workers608
Other workers3,878147

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
Bechar Alias Becharaji (CT)4710375812,574

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.