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Sitamarhi 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 3,423,574 people
Households 736,322 PCA households
Literacy rate 52.05% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 32.56% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 3,423,574 3,233,076 190,498 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 736,322 699,274 37,048 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 663,227 632,742 30,485 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 19.37% 19.57% 16% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 899 900 876 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 930 933 879 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 1,436,794 1,320,969 115,825 Literacy rate% 52.05% 50.8% 72.38% Male literacy rate% 60.64% 59.53% 78.51% Female literacy rate% 42.41% 41.01% 65.39% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 405,714 388,240 17,474 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 2,989 2,836 153 Total workersCensus workers 1,114,583 1,058,362 56,221 Work participation rate% 32.56% 32.74% 29.51% Main workersworked at least 6 months 753,645 707,323 46,322 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 360,938 351,039 9,899 Non-workerspeople 2,308,991 2,174,714 134,277
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 736,322 households and 3,423,574 residents. Urban residents made up 5.56% of the population. Rural residents made up 94.44%. Children aged 0–6 made up 19.37% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 60.64% for males and 42.41% for females. Of 1,114,583 workers, 67.62% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 175,741 40,271 Agricultural labourers 390,952 244,955 Household industry workers 21,401 16,531 Other workers 165,551 59,181
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 801295 67,818 people within this district · Town
Census code 801293 42,895 people within this district · Town
Census code 801294 20,566 people within this district · Town
Census code 801296 15,674 people within this district · Town
Census code 801297 15,129 people within this district · Town
Census code 219626 14,631 people within this district · Census town
Census code 219627 7,970 people within this district · Census town
Census code 219625 5,815 people within this district · Census town