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Saran 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 3,951,862 people
Households 631,097 PCA households
Literacy rate 65.96% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 26.32% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 3,951,862 3,598,660 353,202 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 631,097 575,224 55,873 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 681,142 627,261 53,881 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 17.24% 17.43% 15.26% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 954 958 912 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 926 927 910 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 2,157,454 1,932,589 224,865 Literacy rate% 65.96% 65.04% 75.13% Male literacy rate% 77.03% 76.49% 82.32% Female literacy rate% 54.42% 53.17% 67.24% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 474,066 438,183 35,883 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 36,786 35,885 901 Total workersCensus workers 1,040,231 949,632 90,599 Work participation rate% 26.32% 26.39% 25.65% Main workersworked at least 6 months 545,520 478,775 66,745 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 494,711 470,857 23,854 Non-workerspeople 2,911,631 2,649,028 262,603
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 631,097 households and 3,951,862 residents. Urban residents made up 8.94% of the population. Rural residents made up 91.06%. Children aged 0–6 made up 17.24% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 77.03% for males and 54.42% for females. Of 1,040,231 workers, 52.44% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 163,778 68,319 Agricultural labourers 172,248 321,213 Household industry workers 22,398 19,705 Other workers 187,096 85,474
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 801333 202,352 people within this district · Town
Census code 801332 39,039 people within this district · Town
Census code 801336 37,776 people within this district · Town
Census code 801335 32,741 people within this district · Town
Census code 801334 29,932 people within this district · Town
Census code 233708 11,362 people within this district · Census town