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Town · Census 2011 · code 800051

Banihal 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.
Population3,900people
Households645PCA households
Literacy rate83.77%% of people aged 7+
Work participation43.74%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople3,9002,4531,447
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6388204184
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+2,9422,054888
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+83.77%91.33%70.31%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople220
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers1,7061,60997
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population43.74%65.59%6.7%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,6351,54491
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months71656
Non-workerspeople2,1948441,350

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 346; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 645 households and 3,900 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.95% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.33% for males and 70.31% for females.
  • Of 1,706 workers, 95.84% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators33
Agricultural labourers2523
Household industry workers41
Other workers1,60344

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
Banihal (MC)017000663,900

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.