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district · Census 2011 · code 417

Bijapur population.
Households, literacy and work.

A detailed district profile in Chhattisgarh, using the original Primary Census Abstract. Every figure on this page belongs to the source’s 2011 population and geography.

Historical geographic unit. Historical Census 2011 district boundary. This record does not represent a present-day district unless the boundaries are independently shown to match.
Population255,230people
Households54,757PCA households
Literacy rate40.86%% of people aged 7+
Work participation52.71%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople255,230225,63029,600
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds54,75748,2896,468
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–642,49538,3294,166
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%16.65%16.99%14.07%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males984991932
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6978984919
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+86,91968,04618,873
Literacy rate%40.86%36.33%74.2%
Male literacy rate%50.46%45.87%83.24%
Female literacy rate%31.11%26.71%64.54%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople10,1227,5672,555
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople204,189188,52715,662
Total workersCensus workers134,525123,26811,257
Work participation rate%52.71%54.63%38.03%
Main workersworked at least 6 months69,33860,6038,735
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months65,18762,6652,522
Non-workerspeople120,705102,36218,343

Calculated percentages retain the denominator named in each row. Counts are reported people or households, and are not estimates for a later year.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Sheet1! rows 1319, 1320, 1321; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • The source records 54,757 households and 255,230 residents. These household and person counts are separate measures.
  • Urban residents accounted for 11.6% of this area’s population, compared with 88.4% in rural areas.
  • Children aged 0–6 accounted for 16.65% of residents. This historical age group helps describe the age structure in 2011; it does not measure today’s children.
  • Male literacy was 50.46% and female literacy was 31.11%, each calculated among the corresponding population aged 7 and above.
  • Of 134,525 Census workers, 51.54% were main workers. Census work includes more than salaried employment.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators43,26023,244
Agricultural labourers10,53639,323
Household industry workers454945
Other workers15,0881,675

Cultivators, agricultural labourers, household industry workers and other workers are separate Census activity categories. A worker count is not a count of employees on a company payroll.

Using the profile in research

These are historical counts, not current market estimates or present-day projections for this district. Read the research guidance before choosing a denominator or adding eligibility, adoption and spending assumptions.

Definitions, calculation methods and source access

Literacy uses people aged 7 and above; work participation uses all residents. Main workers worked at least six months. Households are the PCA household count, not houses. Rates with zero denominators are unavailable. Names and boundaries belong to Census 2011.

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Towns connected to this district

The population displayed here counts only the source components within this district. A linked full-town profile can include components in other districts.

Census code 802076

Bijapur

16,129 people within this district · Town

Census code 802077

Bhairamgarh

9,026 people within this district · Town

Census code 802075

Bhopalpattanam

4,445 people within this district · Town