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Vaishali 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 3,495,021 people
Households 626,087 PCA households
Literacy rate 66.6% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 30.34% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 3,495,021 3,261,942 233,079 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 626,087 587,807 38,280 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 601,893 566,520 35,373 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 17.22% 17.37% 15.18% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 895 895 890 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 904 904 899 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 1,926,740 1,779,987 146,753 Literacy rate% 66.6% 66.04% 74.23% Male literacy rate% 75.41% 75.05% 80.31% Female literacy rate% 56.73% 55.95% 67.38% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 738,031 697,630 40,401 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 2,274 2,068 206 Total workersCensus workers 1,060,344 996,814 63,530 Work participation rate% 30.34% 30.56% 27.26% Main workersworked at least 6 months 716,006 663,313 52,693 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 344,338 333,501 10,837 Non-workerspeople 2,434,677 2,265,128 169,549
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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 626,087 households and 3,495,021 residents. Urban residents made up 6.67% of the population. Rural residents made up 93.33%. Children aged 0–6 made up 17.22% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 75.41% for males and 56.73% for females. Of 1,060,344 workers, 67.53% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 206,593 48,424 Agricultural labourers 285,634 217,003 Household industry workers 22,657 14,301 Other workers 201,122 64,610
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 801338 147,688 people within this district · Town
Census code 801339 48,293 people within this district · Town
Census code 801337 37,098 people within this district · Town