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Pashchim Champaran population.Households, literacy and work. Primary Census Abstract for this district in Bihar, using 2011 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.
Population 3,935,042 people
Households 710,461 PCA households
Literacy rate 55.7% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 37.58% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 3,935,042 3,541,877 393,165 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 710,461 637,354 73,107 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 776,031 712,017 64,014 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 19.72% 20.1% 16.28% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 909 911 897 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 953 955 924 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 1,759,481 1,525,404 234,077 Literacy rate% 55.7% 53.9% 71.12% Male literacy rate% 65.59% 64.2% 77.47% Female literacy rate% 44.69% 42.46% 63.98% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 553,944 524,727 29,217 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 250,046 245,578 4,468 Total workersCensus workers 1,478,947 1,367,078 111,869 Work participation rate% 37.58% 38.6% 28.45% Main workersworked at least 6 months 797,544 713,435 84,109 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 681,403 653,643 27,760 Non-workerspeople 2,456,095 2,174,799 281,296
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 710,461 households and 3,935,042 residents. Urban residents made up 9.99% of the population. Rural residents made up 90.01%. Children aged 0–6 made up 19.72% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 65.59% for males and 44.69% for females. Of 1,478,947 workers, 53.93% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 155,114 62,425 Agricultural labourers 464,772 534,061 Household industry workers 19,043 19,648 Other workers 158,615 65,269
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
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 801281 132,209 people within this district · Town
Census code 801279 112,634 people within this district · Town
Census code 801278 49,507 people within this district · Town
Census code 801277 48,411 people within this district · Town
Census code 801280 27,095 people within this district · Town
Census code 217373 9,995 people within this district · Census town
Census code 217429 6,863 people within this district · Census town
Census code 217372 6,451 people within this district · Census town