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Census town · Census 2011 · code 579086

Bhadrachalam population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Andhra 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.
Population50,087people
Households13,422PCA households
Literacy rate82.77%% of people aged 7+
Work participation36.66%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople50,08724,83425,253
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–65,2322,7002,532
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+37,12519,48217,643
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+82.77%88.02%77.65%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople7,3233,5623,761
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople4,6802,2692,411
Total workersCensus workers18,36013,6574,703
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population36.66%54.99%18.62%
Main workersworked at least 6 months15,10711,7573,350
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months3,2531,9001,353
Non-workerspeople31,72711,17720,550

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 22101; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 13,422 households and 50,087 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.45% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 88.02% for males and 77.65% for females.
  • Of 18,360 workers, 82.28% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators22927
Agricultural labourers1,184539
Household industry workers417106
Other workers13,2772,581

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
Bhadrachalam (CT)5410473050,087

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.