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Darbhanga 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 3,937,385 people
Households 803,012 PCA households
Literacy rate 56.56% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 31.08% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 3,937,385 3,554,057 383,328 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 803,012 729,100 73,912 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 725,482 668,296 57,186 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 18.43% 18.8% 14.92% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 911 912 903 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 931 932 918 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 1,816,634 1,569,893 246,741 Literacy rate% 56.56% 54.4% 75.65% Male literacy rate% 66.83% 65.07% 82.3% Female literacy rate% 45.24% 42.64% 68.27% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 615,688 570,735 44,953 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 2,772 2,205 567 Total workersCensus workers 1,223,640 1,117,368 106,272 Work participation rate% 31.08% 31.44% 27.72% Main workersworked at least 6 months 731,347 647,936 83,411 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 492,293 469,432 22,861 Non-workerspeople 2,713,745 2,436,689 277,056
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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 803,012 households and 3,937,385 residents. Urban residents made up 9.74% of the population. Rural residents made up 90.26%. Children aged 0–6 made up 18.43% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 66.83% for males and 45.24% for females. Of 1,223,640 workers, 59.77% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 179,408 57,265 Agricultural labourers 301,524 340,591 Household industry workers 24,015 20,831 Other workers 226,400 73,606
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 801319 296,039 people within this district · Municipal corporation
Census code 801320 75,317 people within this district · Town
Census code 227112 7,566 people within this district · Census town
Census code 227464 4,406 people within this district · Census town