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Saharsa 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 1,900,661 people
Households 368,979 PCA households
Literacy rate 53.2% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 34.19% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 1,900,661 1,744,121 156,540 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 368,979 340,117 28,862 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 387,479 361,731 25,748 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 20.39% 20.74% 16.45% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 906 908 879 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 933 934 916 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 804,996 706,077 98,919 Literacy rate% 53.2% 51.08% 75.63% Male literacy rate% 63.56% 61.79% 82% Female literacy rate% 41.68% 39.2% 68.33% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 317,249 304,657 12,592 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 6,009 5,593 416 Total workersCensus workers 649,898 608,097 41,801 Work participation rate% 34.19% 34.87% 26.7% Main workersworked at least 6 months 363,326 331,267 32,059 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 286,572 276,830 9,742 Non-workerspeople 1,250,763 1,136,024 114,739
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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 368,979 households and 1,900,661 residents. Urban residents made up 8.24% of the population. Rural residents made up 91.76%. Children aged 0–6 made up 20.39% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 63.56% for males and 41.68% for females. Of 649,898 workers, 55.91% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 118,840 45,760 Agricultural labourers 155,772 201,061 Household industry workers 8,365 10,286 Other workers 80,349 29,465
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 801318 156,540 people within this district · Town