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Town · Census 2011 · code 800550

Barmer population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Rajasthan, using 2011 geography.

Rajasthan · Census 2011Barmer district
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.
Population96,225people
Households17,553PCA households
Literacy rate80.22%% of people aged 7+
Work participation30.49%% of all residents
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Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople96,22550,78745,438
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–613,5927,2256,367
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+66,28939,49626,793
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+80.22%90.67%68.58%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople14,7617,6447,117
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1,497806691
Total workersCensus workers29,34126,3243,017
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population30.49%51.83%6.64%
Main workersworked at least 6 months26,90824,7012,207
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months2,4331,623810
Non-workerspeople66,88424,46342,421

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Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 3165; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 17,553 households and 96,225 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 14.13% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 90.67% for males and 68.58% for females.
  • Of 29,341 workers, 91.71% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators149143
Agricultural labourers302187
Household industry workers1,654339
Other workers24,8031,764

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Source components of this town

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Published componentDistrict codeSubdistrict codePeople
Barmer (M)1150058296,225

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