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Census town · Census 2011 · code 537070

Bela population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Maharashtra, 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.
Population5,914people
Households1,344PCA households
Literacy rate85.31%% of people aged 7+
Work participation42.12%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople5,9142,8923,022
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6652314338
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+4,4892,3372,152
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+85.31%90.65%80.18%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,332641691
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople934746
Total workersCensus workers2,4911,531960
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population42.12%52.94%31.77%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,9781,323655
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months513208305
Non-workerspeople3,4231,3612,062

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 19289; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,344 households and 5,914 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.02% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 90.65% for males and 80.18% for females.
  • Of 2,491 workers, 79.41% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators20225
Agricultural labourers754211
Household industry workers10030
Other workers922247

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
Bela (CT)506040395,914

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.