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Madhubani 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 4,487,379 people
Households 898,515 PCA households
Literacy rate 58.62% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 36.48% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 4,487,379 4,325,884 161,495 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 898,515 868,524 29,991 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 810,479 784,704 25,775 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 18.06% 18.14% 15.96% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 926 928 899 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 936 936 925 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 2,155,338 2,058,895 96,443 Literacy rate% 58.62% 58.14% 71.06% Male literacy rate% 70.14% 69.8% 78.81% Female literacy rate% 46.16% 45.55% 62.39% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 587,158 572,195 14,963 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 3,990 3,859 131 Total workersCensus workers 1,636,938 1,587,140 49,798 Work participation rate% 36.48% 36.69% 30.84% Main workersworked at least 6 months 1,074,091 1,036,255 37,836 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 562,847 550,885 11,962 Non-workerspeople 2,850,441 2,738,744 111,697
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 898,515 households and 4,487,379 residents. Urban residents made up 3.6% of the population. Rural residents made up 96.4%. Children aged 0–6 made up 18.06% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 70.14% for males and 46.16% for females. Of 1,636,938 workers, 65.62% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 289,095 107,785 Agricultural labourers 565,141 375,501 Household industry workers 31,871 23,063 Other workers 187,984 56,498
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 801299 75,736 people within this district · Town
Census code 801300 30,590 people within this district · Town
Census code 801298 21,782 people within this district · Town
Census code 801301 18,257 people within this district · Town
Census code 220625 8,060 people within this district · Census town
Census code 220486 7,070 people within this district · Census town