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Town · Census 2011 · code 802713

Bhandara population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Maharashtra, 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.
Population91,845people
Households20,429PCA households
Literacy rate91.95%% of people aged 7+
Work participation32.74%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople91,84546,40945,436
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–68,7834,5314,252
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+76,37839,60736,771
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+91.95%94.58%89.28%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople15,0727,4987,574
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople4,7072,3762,331
Total workersCensus workers30,06722,7107,357
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population32.74%48.93%16.19%
Main workersworked at least 6 months26,27820,3785,900
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months3,7892,3321,457
Non-workerspeople61,77823,69938,079

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 19292; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 20,429 households and 91,845 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.56% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 94.58% for males and 89.28% for females.
  • Of 30,067 workers, 87.4% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators32284
Agricultural labourers792817
Household industry workers672244
Other workers24,4922,644

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
Bhandara (M Cl)5060403991,845

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.