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Town · Census 2011 · code 800116

Mehatpur Basdehra population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Himachal 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.
Population9,218people
Households2,012PCA households
Literacy rate85.46%% of people aged 7+
Work participation36.98%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople9,2184,9424,276
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,024548476
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+7,0033,9043,099
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+85.46%88.85%81.55%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,9601,006954
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople963
Total workersCensus workers3,4092,778631
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population36.98%56.21%14.76%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,2792,675604
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months13010327
Non-workerspeople5,8092,1643,645

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 712; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,012 households and 9,218 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.11% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 88.85% for males and 81.55% for females.
  • Of 3,409 workers, 96.19% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators425
Agricultural labourers797
Household industry workers104
Other workers3,148114

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
Mehatpur Basdehra (NP)029001509,218

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.