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Sheohar 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 656,246 people
Households 150,144 PCA households
Literacy rate 53.78% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 32.97% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 656,246 628,130 28,116 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 150,144 144,286 5,858 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 128,698 123,299 5,399 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 19.61% 19.63% 19.2% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 893 893 889 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 929 928 943 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 283,698 269,623 14,075 Literacy rate% 53.78% 53.41% 61.96% Male literacy rate% 61.31% 60.92% 70.1% Female literacy rate% 45.26% 44.92% 52.68% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 96,655 92,917 3,738 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 318 296 22 Total workersCensus workers 216,372 208,348 8,024 Work participation rate% 32.97% 33.17% 28.54% Main workersworked at least 6 months 137,804 131,421 6,383 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 78,568 76,927 1,641 Non-workerspeople 439,874 419,782 20,092
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What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 150,144 households and 656,246 residents. Urban residents made up 4.28% of the population. Rural residents made up 95.72%. Children aged 0–6 made up 19.61% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 61.31% for males and 45.26% for females. Of 216,372 workers, 63.69% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 30,496 8,231 Agricultural labourers 82,108 54,226 Household industry workers 3,475 5,644 Other workers 21,725 10,467
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 801292 28,116 people within this district · Town