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Town · Census 2011 · code 802042

Basna population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Chhattisgarh, 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.
Population10,345people
Households2,318PCA households
Literacy rate84.18%% of people aged 7+
Work participation34.75%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople10,3455,1465,199
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,346684662
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+7,5754,0453,530
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+84.18%90.65%77.8%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,517694823
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople697294403
Total workersCensus workers3,5952,828767
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population34.75%54.96%14.75%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,3162,691625
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months279137142
Non-workerspeople6,7502,3184,432

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 15805; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,318 households and 10,345 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 13.01% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 90.65% for males and 77.8% for females.
  • Of 3,595 workers, 92.24% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators14721
Agricultural labourers26780
Household industry workers5512
Other workers2,847166

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
Basna (NP)4110333910,345

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.