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Town · Census 2011 · code 802375

Bichhiya 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.
Population10,427people
Households2,364PCA households
Literacy rate84.47%% of people aged 7+
Work participation40.09%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople10,4275,3365,091
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,219618601
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+7,7784,2733,505
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+84.47%90.57%78.06%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople814437377
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople3,1551,6051,550
Total workersCensus workers4,1802,7881,392
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population40.09%52.25%27.34%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,1012,252849
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,079536543
Non-workerspeople6,2472,5483,699

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 17298; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,364 households and 10,427 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.69% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 90.57% for males and 78.06% for females.
  • Of 4,180 workers, 74.19% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators54339
Agricultural labourers674889
Household industry workers9113
Other workers1,793138

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
Bichhiya (NP)4540364510,427

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.