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Census town · Census 2011 · code 554447

Bhuwaneshwar 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.
Population8,871people
Households2,178PCA households
Literacy rate92.71%% of people aged 7+
Work participation32.98%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople8,8714,6614,210
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6874477397
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+7,4143,9473,467
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+92.71%94.34%90.93%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople507247260
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople20999110
Total workersCensus workers2,9262,415511
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population32.98%51.81%12.14%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,5302,111419
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months39630492
Non-workerspeople5,9452,2463,699

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 19977; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,178 households and 8,871 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.85% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 94.34% for males and 90.93% for females.
  • Of 2,926 workers, 86.47% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators76
Agricultural labourers594
Household industry workers5018
Other workers2,414368

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
Bhuwaneshwar (CT)520041798,871

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.