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Gopalganj 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 2,562,012 people
Households 413,044 PCA households
Literacy rate 65.47% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 28.42% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 2,562,012 2,399,207 162,805 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 413,044 387,421 25,623 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 449,530 423,789 25,741 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 17.55% 17.66% 15.81% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 1,021 1,025 969 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 954 955 943 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 1,382,998 1,280,064 102,934 Literacy rate% 65.47% 64.8% 75.1% Male literacy rate% 76.51% 76.05% 82.97% Female literacy rate% 54.81% 53.99% 67.01% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 320,064 304,316 15,748 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 60,807 59,447 1,360 Total workersCensus workers 728,201 685,619 42,582 Work participation rate% 28.42% 28.58% 26.16% Main workersworked at least 6 months 363,111 331,700 31,411 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 365,090 353,919 11,171 Non-workerspeople 1,833,811 1,713,588 120,223
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 413,044 households and 2,562,012 residents. Urban residents made up 6.35% of the population. Rural residents made up 93.65%. Children aged 0–6 made up 17.55% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 76.51% for males and 54.81% for females. Of 728,201 workers, 49.86% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 138,969 69,990 Agricultural labourers 108,576 230,090 Household industry workers 12,455 13,594 Other workers 103,111 51,416
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 801327 67,339 people within this district · Town
Census code 801328 41,877 people within this district · Town
Census code 801326 26,240 people within this district · Town
Census code 801325 20,193 people within this district · Town
Census code 230711 7,156 people within this district · Census town