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Town · Census 2011 · code 803508

Bhavanisagar population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Tamil Nadu, 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.
Population7,710people
Households2,134PCA households
Literacy rate81.27%% of people aged 7+
Work participation41.14%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople7,7103,8933,817
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6832418414
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+5,5903,0112,579
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+81.27%86.65%75.79%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,046514532
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople844
Total workersCensus workers3,1722,284888
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population41.14%58.67%23.26%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,4821,912570
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months690372318
Non-workerspeople4,5381,6092,929

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27008; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,134 households and 7,710 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.79% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 86.65% for males and 75.79% for females.
  • Of 3,172 workers, 78.25% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators320
Agricultural labourers263241
Household industry workers74126
Other workers2,113323

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
Bhavanisagar (TP)610057497,710

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.