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Town · Census 2011 · code 800017

Beerwah population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Jammu and Kashmir, 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.
Population8,192people
Households946PCA households
Literacy rate61.08%% of people aged 7+
Work participation29.16%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople8,1924,4303,762
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,8861,069817
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+3,8522,2931,559
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+61.08%68.22%52.94%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople000
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers2,3891,392997
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population29.16%31.42%26.5%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,519964555
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months870428442
Non-workerspeople5,8033,0382,765

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 40; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 946 households and 8,192 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 23.02% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 68.22% for males and 52.94% for females.
  • Of 2,389 workers, 63.58% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators6426
Agricultural labourers81142
Household industry workers43115
Other workers1,331587

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
Beerwah (MC)002000058,192

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.