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Muzaffarpur 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 4,801,062 people
Households 945,703 PCA households
Literacy rate 63.43% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 32.23% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 4,801,062 4,327,625 473,437 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 945,703 857,133 88,570 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 845,335 781,937 63,398 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 17.61% 18.07% 13.39% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 900 901 889 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 915 917 898 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 2,509,232 2,180,423 328,809 Literacy rate% 63.43% 61.5% 80.19% Male literacy rate% 71.28% 69.77% 84.27% Female literacy rate% 54.67% 52.27% 75.59% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 751,975 708,488 43,487 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 5,979 4,759 1,220 Total workersCensus workers 1,547,586 1,404,427 143,159 Work participation rate% 32.23% 32.45% 30.24% Main workersworked at least 6 months 910,304 799,401 110,903 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 637,282 605,026 32,256 Non-workerspeople 3,253,476 2,923,198 330,278
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 945,703 households and 4,801,062 residents. Urban residents made up 9.86% of the population. Rural residents made up 90.14%. Children aged 0–6 made up 17.61% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 71.28% for males and 54.67% for females. Of 1,547,586 workers, 58.82% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 198,918 74,518 Agricultural labourers 366,307 402,694 Household industry workers 34,933 30,320 Other workers 310,146 129,750
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 801324 354,462 people within this district · Municipal corporation
Census code 801322 28,572 people within this district · Town
Census code 801323 25,051 people within this district · Town
Census code 801321 23,224 people within this district · Town
Census code 228693 13,884 people within this district · Census town
Census code 229458 10,204 people within this district · Census town
Census code 229456 6,820 people within this district · Census town
Census code 229455 6,301 people within this district · Census town
Census code 229457 4,919 people within this district · Census town