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Supaul 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 2,229,076 people
Households 443,073 PCA households
Literacy rate 57.67% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 39.37% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 2,229,076 2,123,518 105,558 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 443,073 422,580 20,493 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 437,357 419,703 17,654 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 19.62% 19.76% 16.72% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 929 931 892 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 944 945 932 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 1,033,283 969,344 63,939 Literacy rate% 57.67% 56.89% 72.74% Male literacy rate% 69.62% 69.03% 80.78% Female literacy rate% 44.77% 43.82% 63.64% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 354,249 343,484 10,765 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 10,168 10,027 141 Total workersCensus workers 877,682 847,527 30,155 Work participation rate% 39.37% 39.91% 28.57% Main workersworked at least 6 months 472,649 450,346 22,303 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 405,033 397,181 7,852 Non-workerspeople 1,351,394 1,275,991 75,403
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Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 443,073 households and 2,229,076 residents. Urban residents made up 4.74% of the population. Rural residents made up 95.26%. Children aged 0–6 made up 19.62% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 69.62% for males and 44.77% for females. Of 877,682 workers, 53.85% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 142,606 59,276 Agricultural labourers 251,652 302,619 Household industry workers 10,180 12,375 Other workers 68,211 30,763
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 801304 65,437 people within this district · Town
Census code 801302 20,189 people within this district · Town
Census code 801303 19,932 people within this district · Town