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Town · Census 2011 · code 802750

Basmath 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.
Population68,846people
Households12,405PCA households
Literacy rate83.44%% of people aged 7+
Work participation31.83%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople68,84635,55633,290
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–69,2484,9404,308
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+49,72727,21722,510
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+83.44%88.9%77.67%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople6,7673,5163,251
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1,018535483
Total workersCensus workers21,91417,3864,528
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population31.83%48.9%13.6%
Main workersworked at least 6 months19,45215,7783,674
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months2,4621,608854
Non-workerspeople46,93218,17028,762

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 19618; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 12,405 households and 68,846 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 13.43% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 88.9% for males and 77.67% for females.
  • Of 21,914 workers, 88.77% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators73471
Agricultural labourers2,084479
Household industry workers548129
Other workers16,0861,783

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
Basmath (M Cl)5120411568,846

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.