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Samastipur 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 4,261,566 people
Households 835,493 PCA households
Literacy rate 61.86% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 31.52% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 4,261,566 4,113,769 147,797 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 835,493 807,402 28,091 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 797,381 776,342 21,039 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 18.71% 18.87% 14.24% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 911 911 901 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 923 924 908 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 2,142,880 2,040,582 102,298 Literacy rate% 61.86% 61.14% 80.7% Male literacy rate% 71.25% 70.7% 85.93% Female literacy rate% 51.51% 50.63% 74.89% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 803,128 779,343 23,785 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 1,884 1,316 568 Total workersCensus workers 1,343,400 1,302,752 40,648 Work participation rate% 31.52% 31.67% 27.5% Main workersworked at least 6 months 907,433 872,038 35,395 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 435,967 430,714 5,253 Non-workerspeople 2,918,166 2,811,017 107,149
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 835,493 households and 4,261,566 residents. Urban residents made up 3.47% of the population. Rural residents made up 96.53%. Children aged 0–6 made up 18.71% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 71.25% for males and 51.51% for females. Of 1,343,400 workers, 67.55% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 245,169 53,870 Agricultural labourers 420,585 301,044 Household industry workers 28,986 18,931 Other workers 212,693 62,122
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 801340 67,925 people within this district · Town including outgrowths
Census code 801342 31,155 people within this district · Town
Census code 801341 23,862 people within this district · Town
Census code 236373 7,627 people within this district · Census town
Census code 236604 6,614 people within this district · Census town
Census code 236297 5,323 people within this district · Census town
Census code 236603 5,291 people within this district · Census town