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Town · Census 2011 · code 802363

Barela 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.
Population12,620people
Households2,779PCA households
Literacy rate84.94%% of people aged 7+
Work participation34.6%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople12,6206,6655,955
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,449798651
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+9,4895,3194,170
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+84.94%90.66%78.62%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,564817747
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1,220662558
Total workersCensus workers4,3663,486880
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population34.6%52.3%14.78%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,3322,782550
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,034704330
Non-workerspeople8,2543,1795,075

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 17216; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,779 households and 12,620 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.48% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 90.66% for males and 78.62% for females.
  • Of 4,366 workers, 76.32% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators17720
Agricultural labourers177256
Household industry workers417199
Other workers2,561559

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
Barela (NP)4510363112,620

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.