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Town · Census 2011 · code 801897

Bhawanipatna population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Odisha, 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.
Population69,045people
Households15,599PCA households
Literacy rate85%% of people aged 7+
Work participation34.33%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople69,04535,50633,539
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–67,4073,8763,531
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+52,39028,76923,621
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+85%90.95%78.72%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople12,8896,3616,528
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople4,0162,1101,906
Total workersCensus workers23,70518,6665,039
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population34.33%52.57%15.02%
Main workersworked at least 6 months20,04316,4683,575
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months3,6622,1981,464
Non-workerspeople45,34016,84028,500

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 15036; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 15,599 households and 69,045 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.73% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 90.95% for males and 78.72% for females.
  • Of 23,705 workers, 84.55% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators26473
Agricultural labourers322260
Household industry workers712180
Other workers18,7453,149

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
Bhawanipatna (M)3950316469,045

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