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Town · Census 2011 · code 801555

Barpeta Road population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Assam, 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.
Population35,571people
Households7,484PCA households
Literacy rate87.23%% of people aged 7+
Work participation38.33%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople35,57118,48917,082
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–63,2131,6751,538
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+28,22515,38912,836
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+87.23%91.52%82.58%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople4,0252,1351,890
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople970454516
Total workersCensus workers13,63311,4362,197
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population38.33%61.85%12.86%
Main workersworked at least 6 months12,18610,8521,334
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,447584863
Non-workerspeople21,9387,05314,885

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 9620; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 7,484 households and 35,571 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.03% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.52% for males and 82.58% for females.
  • Of 13,633 workers, 89.39% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators6718
Agricultural labourers4915
Household industry workers239139
Other workers11,8311,275

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
Barpeta Road (MB)3030201835,571

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.