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Town · Census 2011 · code 800030

Bijbehara 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.
Population22,789people
Households3,098PCA households
Literacy rate75.12%% of people aged 7+
Work participation27.36%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople22,78912,05710,732
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–63,4111,9061,505
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+14,5568,4706,086
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+75.12%83.44%65.96%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople64640
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople41329
Total workersCensus workers6,2355,308927
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population27.36%44.02%8.64%
Main workersworked at least 6 months5,3994,790609
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months836518318
Non-workerspeople16,5546,7499,805

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 280; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,098 households and 22,789 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 14.97% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 83.44% for males and 65.96% for females.
  • Of 6,235 workers, 86.59% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators53211
Agricultural labourers5772
Household industry workers7151
Other workers5,218502

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
Bijbehara (MC)0140005422,789

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.