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Town · Census 2011 · code 802270

Betma population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Madhya Pradesh, 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.
Population15,999people
Households3,032PCA households
Literacy rate81.89%% of people aged 7+
Work participation33.28%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople15,9998,2087,791
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,1561,171985
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+11,3366,3365,000
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+81.89%90.04%73.46%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,680836844
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople952487465
Total workersCensus workers5,3244,336988
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population33.28%52.83%12.68%
Main workersworked at least 6 months5,0714,225846
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months253111142
Non-workerspeople10,6753,8726,803

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 16770; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,032 households and 15,999 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 13.48% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 90.04% for males and 73.46% for females.
  • Of 5,324 workers, 95.25% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators4221
Agricultural labourers495114
Household industry workers22712
Other workers3,927126

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
Betma (NP)4390354015,999

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.