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Purba 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 5,099,371 people
Households 981,516 PCA households
Literacy rate 55.79% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 34.07% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 5,099,371 4,698,028 401,343 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 981,516 909,672 71,844 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 1,018,297 949,639 68,658 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 19.97% 20.21% 17.11% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 902 903 884 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 933 934 918 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 2,276,957 2,038,780 238,177 Literacy rate% 55.79% 54.39% 71.59% Male literacy rate% 65.34% 64.23% 77.7% Female literacy rate% 45.12% 43.41% 64.63% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 649,726 612,980 36,746 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 12,461 11,875 586 Total workersCensus workers 1,737,539 1,624,563 112,976 Work participation rate% 34.07% 34.58% 28.15% Main workersworked at least 6 months 1,132,789 1,042,494 90,295 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 604,750 582,069 22,681 Non-workerspeople 3,361,832 3,073,465 288,367
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 981,516 households and 5,099,371 residents. Urban residents made up 7.87% of the population. Rural residents made up 92.13%. Children aged 0–6 made up 19.97% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 65.34% for males and 45.12% for females. Of 1,737,539 workers, 65.2% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 275,256 73,776 Agricultural labourers 615,189 442,228 Household industry workers 26,401 19,763 Other workers 215,943 68,983
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 801285 126,158 people within this district · Town
Census code 801282 55,536 people within this district · Town
Census code 801284 42,063 people within this district · Town
Census code 801283 38,815 people within this district · Town
Census code 801289 29,582 people within this district · Town
Census code 801286 26,014 people within this district · Town
Census code 801291 25,995 people within this district · Town
Census code 801288 20,686 people within this district · Town
Census code 801287 18,984 people within this district · Town
Census code 801290 17,510 people within this district · Town