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Town · Census 2011 · code 801607

Bokajan 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.
Population19,877people
Households4,323PCA households
Literacy rate86.02%% of people aged 7+
Work participation33.49%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople19,87710,5069,371
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,2131,2031,010
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+15,1958,4536,742
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+86.02%90.86%80.64%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople965512453
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1,305678627
Total workersCensus workers6,6565,679977
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population33.49%54.05%10.43%
Main workersworked at least 6 months5,7375,082655
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months919597322
Non-workerspeople13,2214,8278,394

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 9980; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,323 households and 19,877 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.13% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 90.86% for males and 80.64% for females.
  • Of 6,656 workers, 86.19% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators26043
Agricultural labourers20690
Household industry workers17128
Other workers5,100758

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
Bokajan (TC)3140208919,877

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.