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Town · Census 2011 · code 801622

Basugaon 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.
Population13,849people
Households3,039PCA households
Literacy rate84.58%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.51%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople13,8497,1266,723
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,361695666
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+10,5625,7574,805
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+84.58%89.52%79.33%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,0291,0011,028
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople709360349
Total workersCensus workers4,9184,179739
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.51%58.64%10.99%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,8663,453413
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,052726326
Non-workerspeople8,9312,9475,984

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 10118; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,039 households and 13,849 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.83% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 89.52% for males and 79.33% for females.
  • Of 4,918 workers, 78.61% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators6023
Agricultural labourers53170
Household industry workers209135
Other workers3,544724

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
Basugaon (TC)3200200413,849

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.