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Town · Census 2011 · code 802076

Bijapur 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.
Population16,129people
Households3,521PCA households
Literacy rate79.78%% of people aged 7+
Work participation38.61%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople16,1298,7867,343
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,1311,0871,044
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+11,1686,7694,399
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+79.78%87.92%69.84%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,1981,1651,033
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople7,8104,0293,781
Total workersCensus workers6,2284,8011,427
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population38.61%54.64%19.43%
Main workersworked at least 6 months5,1714,232939
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,057569488
Non-workerspeople9,9013,9855,916

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 15977; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,521 households and 16,129 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 13.21% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 87.92% for males and 69.84% for females.
  • Of 6,228 workers, 83.03% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators24955
Agricultural labourers220380
Household industry workers8925
Other workers4,613597

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
Bijapur (NP)4170337816,129

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.