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Town · Census 2011 · code 803655

Bhuvanagiri 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.
Population21,956people
Households5,400PCA households
Literacy rate83.69%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.77%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople21,95611,03410,922
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,2981,2191,079
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+16,4528,8807,572
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+83.69%90.47%76.93%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople5,0342,5182,516
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1035152
Total workersCensus workers7,8536,0521,801
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.77%54.85%16.49%
Main workersworked at least 6 months6,7955,4331,362
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,058619439
Non-workerspeople14,1034,9829,121

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27339; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 5,400 households and 21,956 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.47% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 90.47% for males and 76.93% for females.
  • Of 7,853 workers, 86.53% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators3465
Agricultural labourers1,651534
Household industry workers403124
Other workers4,395395

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
Bhuvanagiri (TP)6170579121,956

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.