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Census town · Census 2011 · code 594245

Bethamcherla 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.
Population38,994people
Households8,941PCA households
Literacy rate65.6%% of people aged 7+
Work participation40.42%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople38,99419,42419,570
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–64,8822,5162,366
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+22,37912,6869,693
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+65.6%75.03%56.34%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople4,7052,3372,368
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople394193201
Total workersCensus workers15,76111,1644,597
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population40.42%57.48%23.49%
Main workersworked at least 6 months14,28710,6383,649
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,474526948
Non-workerspeople23,2338,26014,973

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 23997; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 8,941 households and 38,994 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.52% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 75.03% for males and 56.34% for females.
  • Of 15,761 workers, 90.65% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators22324
Agricultural labourers1,463269
Household industry workers23572
Other workers12,3661,109

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
Bethamcherla (CT)5520527938,994

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.