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Purnia 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 3,264,619 people
Households 647,777 PCA households
Literacy rate 51.08% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 35.02% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 3,264,619 2,921,614 343,005 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 647,777 581,363 66,414 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 656,510 603,149 53,361 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 20.11% 20.64% 15.56% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 921 923 907 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 954 954 955 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 1,332,326 1,121,625 210,701 Literacy rate% 51.08% 48.38% 72.74% Male literacy rate% 59.06% 56.7% 77.84% Female literacy rate% 42.34% 39.28% 67.07% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 390,991 358,546 32,445 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 139,490 121,532 17,958 Total workersCensus workers 1,143,318 1,043,210 100,108 Work participation rate% 35.02% 35.71% 29.19% Main workersworked at least 6 months 776,385 698,007 78,378 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 366,933 345,203 21,730 Non-workerspeople 2,121,301 1,878,404 242,897
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 647,777 households and 3,264,619 residents. Urban residents made up 10.51% of the population. Rural residents made up 89.49%. Children aged 0–6 made up 20.11% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 59.06% for males and 42.34% for females. Of 1,143,318 workers, 67.91% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 160,724 36,700 Agricultural labourers 474,573 270,442 Household industry workers 15,717 13,123 Other workers 125,371 46,668
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 801312 282,248 people within this district · Municipal corporation
Census code 801313 30,421 people within this district · Town
Census code 801311 30,336 people within this district · Town