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Town · Census 2011 · code 800121

Bilaspur 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.
Population13,654people
Households3,226PCA households
Literacy rate92.83%% of people aged 7+
Work participation34.96%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople13,6547,0406,614
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,256654602
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+11,5096,0605,449
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+92.83%94.9%90.64%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,9161,4801,436
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1368056
Total workersCensus workers4,7743,6391,135
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population34.96%51.69%17.16%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,4663,4191,047
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months30822088
Non-workerspeople8,8803,4015,479

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 738; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,226 households and 13,654 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.2% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 94.9% for males and 90.64% for females.
  • Of 4,774 workers, 93.55% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1222
Agricultural labourers1213
Household industry workers979
Other workers4,345264

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
Bilaspur (M Cl)0300015613,654

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.