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Town · Census 2011 · code 802926

Bhongir population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Andhra 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.
Population53,339people
Households12,196PCA households
Literacy rate81.24%% of people aged 7+
Work participation36.03%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople53,33927,07326,266
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–65,7142,9222,792
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+38,68921,43317,256
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+81.24%88.75%73.51%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople7,5433,9623,581
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople810515295
Total workersCensus workers19,22013,9325,288
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population36.03%51.46%20.13%
Main workersworked at least 6 months16,81512,8593,956
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months2,4051,0731,332
Non-workerspeople34,11913,14120,978

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 21749; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 12,196 households and 53,339 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.71% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 88.75% for males and 73.51% for females.
  • Of 19,220 workers, 87.49% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators35828
Agricultural labourers1,466480
Household industry workers601203
Other workers14,3901,694

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
Bhongir (M)5390462853,339

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.