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Bicholim population.Households, literacy and work. Primary Census Abstract for this town in Goa, 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.
Population 16,986 people
Households 3,978 PCA households
Literacy rate 91.86% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 37.68% % of all residents
Population, children, literacy and work by sex Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Males Females Populationpeople 16,986 8,771 8,215 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 1,777 960 817 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 13,971 7,391 6,580 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 91.86% 94.62% 88.94% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 381 191 190 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 83 44 39 Total workersCensus workers 6,401 4,927 1,474 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 37.68% 56.17% 17.94% Main workersworked at least 6 months 5,674 4,424 1,250 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 727 503 224 Non-workerspeople 10,585 3,844 6,741
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 3,978 households and 16,986 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 10.46% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 94.62% for males and 88.94% for females. Of 6,401 workers, 88.64% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 58 27 Agricultural labourers 18 13 Household industry workers 112 16 Other workers 5,486 671
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Source components of this town Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Published component District code Subdistrict code People Bicholim (M Cl) 585 05612 16,986
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.