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Town · Census 2011 · code 802048

Bhakhara 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.
Population7,547people
Households1,604PCA households
Literacy rate81%% of people aged 7+
Work participation45.78%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople7,5473,8023,745
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6896471425
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+5,3872,9472,440
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+81%88.47%73.49%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople767377390
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople420203217
Total workersCensus workers3,4552,0551,400
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population45.78%54.05%37.38%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,7921,814978
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months663241422
Non-workerspeople4,0921,7472,345

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 15830; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,604 households and 7,547 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.87% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 88.47% for males and 73.49% for females.
  • Of 3,455 workers, 80.81% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators66852
Agricultural labourers1,107502
Household industry workers5010
Other workers96799

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
Bhakhara (NP)412033447,547

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.