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Town · Census 2011 · code 801539

Baghmara population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Meghalaya, 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.
Population13,131people
Households2,351PCA households
Literacy rate89.79%% of people aged 7+
Work participation28.79%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople13,1316,7006,431
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,2311,1101,121
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+9,7875,1234,664
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+89.79%91.65%87.83%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1287949
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople11,1695,5575,612
Total workersCensus workers3,7802,817963
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population28.79%42.04%14.97%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,4042,601803
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months376216160
Non-workerspeople9,3513,8835,468

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 9407; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,351 households and 13,131 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 16.99% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.65% for males and 87.83% for females.
  • Of 3,780 workers, 90.05% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators25949
Agricultural labourers8190
Household industry workers4310
Other workers3,021227

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
Baghmara (MB)2950197713,131

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.